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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<html><head><title>Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)</title></head><body><pre>[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. PAULSEN:H.R. 7157.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.</pre></body></html>[Page H9569]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Chiropractic Patients' Freedom of Choice Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill expands Medicare coverage of chiropractic services to include all services provided by chiropractors, rather than only subluxation corrections through manual manipulation of the spine.</p>]]></text>
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