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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 169 (Thursday, October 19, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 4078.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H8042]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Expanding America's Workforce Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a workforce Federal Pell Grant program, under which the Department of Education awards grants to students for attending career and technical education programs at institutions of higher education. </p>  ]]></text>
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