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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. EVANS:H.R. 3544.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the .. . general Welfare of the United States; . . .''[Page H5259]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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