[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 142 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:
       H.R. 3019.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the United States 
     Constitution grants Congress the implied power to utilize 
     collected taxes to provide for the general welfare of the 
     United States.