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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. RICHMOND:H.R. 1570.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority for this bill stems fromClause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution and Amendment XVI of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2027]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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