[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:
       H.R. 4224.
       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 responsibilities related to 
     health care to the states and individuals.
       It reinforces the founding constitutional principle that 
     state governments and individuals are properly situated with 
     attending to their own health, safety, and general welfare.