[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 92 (Friday, June 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. WELCH:
        H.R. 2403.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, the power to lay and 
     collect taxes, duties, imposts and excise, to pay the debts 
     and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the 
     United States.