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Cathy McMorris Rodgers was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 3917..... on page H2817 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on June 15, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington:

H.R. 3917.

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following:

Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the

U.S. Constitution, which provide as follows:

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;

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 104

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