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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. KUSTER:H.R. 5326.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8--To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with the IndianTribes[Page H3265]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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