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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. LANCE:H.R. 3932.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the United States Constitution which statesthe Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and providefor the common defence and general welfare of the UnitedStates.[Page H7750]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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