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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. KINZINGER:H.R. 2595.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution[Page H3502]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill increases the income limit to qualify for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid Simplified Needs Test from $50,000 to $100,000. </p>]]></text>
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