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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. WALORSKI:H.R. 2663.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, to``provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States.''[[Page H3728]][Page H3727]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2019 </b></p> <p>This bill eliminates&nbsp;provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for certain beneficiaries who have outside income. Currently, benefits are reduced for Social Security beneficiaries who&nbsp;are younger than full retirement age if they earn&nbsp;more than $17,640&nbsp;in outside income in a year.</p>]]></text>
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