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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BRINDISI:H.R. 4285.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,authorized by Congress' power to ``provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare of the United States.''[Page H7665]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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