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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WALTZ:H.R. 2204.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United StatesConstitution, which provides Congress with the ability toenact legislation necessary and proper to effectuate itspurposes in taxing and spending.[Page H3256]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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