[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H2517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

            By Mr. ROE of Tennessee:
        H.R. 1766.
        Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
        Consistent with the original understanding of the Commerce 
     Clause, the authority to enact this legislation is found 
     within Clause 3 of Section 8, Article 1 of the U.S. 
     Constitution. Furthermore, the treatment of Medicaid among 
     other provisions provide for the general welfare of the 
     Unites States and thereby retain authority within Clause 1 of 
     Section 8, Article of the U.S. Constitution.