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Cathy McMorris Rodgers was mentioned in Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6647..... on page H1074 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on Feb. 8 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington:

H.R. 6647.

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

Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 25

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