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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. GRAVES of Missouri:H.R. 228.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1; Section 8; Necessary and Proper ClauseCongress created the SNAP program, formerly known as foodstamps, to provide a social safety net for the leastfortunate in our society. However, that social safety net andthe tax payers who support it are being defrauded to the tuneof millions of dollars a year. Therefore, it is bothnecessary and proper to protect the taxpayers' money throughpolicies which aim to prevent fraud within the SNAP program.[Page H85]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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