[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 74 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. NUNES:
        H.R. 2013.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 grant Congress broad 
     financial powers, including the power to tax and spend for 
     the general welfare and to impose conditions on the receipt 
     of federal monies by the states.