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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. MARINO:H.R. 155.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Appropriations Clause, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7of the Constitution of the United States of America, whichgrants to Congress the authority necessary to limit orcontrol spending by the federal government.[Page H48]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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