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Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
Floor Speech  Location: Washington, DC   Mr. PAUL. Mr.
President, today we will vote on repealing President Obama's
Federal takeover of health care. This vote will be not only to
repeal the specifics of this legislation but to reassert that we
operate under constitutional restraint.  When this bill first
came up, many on the other side sniffed and were incredulous
that we would mention the Constitution. Many on the other side
said the Constitution--they really had not even comprehended
that the question would be asked, ``Where do you get the
authority under the Constitution to do this?'' Well,
interestingly, we do still operate in a society with
constitutional restraint, and the courts have now decided that
the commerce clause does not mean you can do anything.  The
commerce clause, though, for the last 70 years has gotten larger
and larger. I used to joke that you can drive a truck thr