[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. ROKITA:
       H.R. 4160.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 [the Spending Clause] of the 
     United States Constitution states that `The Congress shall 
     have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and 
     Excises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common Defence 
     and general Welfare of the United States.' This bill restores 
     the proper balance of power between the federal and state 
     governments as intended under the 10th Amendment to the 
     Constitution by devolving the responsibility of providing 
     health care assistance for low income citizens to the states. 
     It reinforces the founding constitutional principle that 
     state governments are properly situated with attending to 
     their citizens' health, safety, and general welfare.''