[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 168 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. WALSH of Illinois:
       H.R. 3396.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution: 
     ``The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, 
     duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for 
     the common defense and general welfare of the United States . 
     . .''