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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. STOCKMAN:H.R. 5883.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes''[Page H9304]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Fair Tax for Repatriation Act - Declares that the federal tax on U.S. corporations earning profits abroad shall be a flat 5%. Makes the Department of the Treasury responsible for administering and enforcing such tax.</p>]]></text>
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