[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 172 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7406]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. GARRETT:
       H.R. 3400.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Title I of this legislation will reduce the tax burden of 
     American families and businesses. Congress is granted this 
     power by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution. 
     The Spending Clause states that Congress ``shall have the 
     Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, 
     to pay the debts and provide for the general Welfare of the 
     United States . . .''
       Title II and Title III of this legislation will reduce the 
     federal regulatory burden that has hampered the ability to 
     create jobs and produce energy in the United States. Congress 
     is granted this power by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of 
     the Constitution. The Commerce Clause states that Congress 
     ``shall have power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, 
     and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''
       This legislation, by the authority granted in the 
     aforementioned clauses in the United States Constitution, 
     would foster economic growth and job creation by alleviating 
     the stifling tax and regulatory burdens currently imposed by 
     the federal government on individuals, families, and 
     business, and thus take a significant step toward restoring 
     the proper balance of power between the federal government 
     and private citizens that the Founding Fathers envisioned.