Got a response from my Congress-woman

Hey all,

Today I actually got a response from my Congress-woman here in WI about the H.R. 1174 (Gambling regulation act). Figured I would post it here for you all to see. Frankly, I was impressed I received any feedback at all...

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Thank you for contacting me about Internet gambling. It is good to hear from you and I apologize for the delay in my response.



As you may be aware, in 2006, the House passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This law prohibits the use of payments by U.S. financial institutions to handle the processing of any form of Internet gambling that is illegal under U.S. federal or state law. While I voted against this bill, it passed the House by a vote of 317 to 93. UIGEA was later included in the SAFE Port Act, which President Bush signed into law on October 13, 2006.



Traditional forms of legalized gambling already exist in nearly every state. Outlawing Internet gambling pits the freedom of the Internet against regulating the addictive and dangerous habit of gambling. While I believe we must address the ills of gambling as a society, implementing UIGEA leaves Americans who choose to gamble online without meaningful consumer protections.



On March 17, 2011, Rep. John Campbell introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, H.R. 1174. This measure establishes a federal regulatory and enforcement framework to license companies to accept bets and wagers online from individuals in the United States to the extent permitted by individual states, Indian tribes, and sport leagues. All licenses include protections against underage gambling, compulsive gambling, money laundering and fraud.



H.R. 1174, in effect, would allow Americans to lawfully bet online. The bill has been referred to three House Committees, including the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on which I serve. Please know that I will keep your thoughts in mind as legislation affecting Internet gambling is considered by the House of Representatives.



Again, thank you for sharing your views. Your opinion matters to me. If I can be of service to you in any other way, please do not hesitate to let me know. As a security precaution, all mail sent to Congress is first irradiated. This process causes significant delays. To ensure the fastest response, I encourage all constituents who have access to the internet to contact me through my website at Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin | Representing the 2nd District of Wisconsin.


Sincerely,

Tammy Baldwin
Member of Congress

P.S. I regularly send out email updates on federal issues and opportunities. These reports also include regular surveys through which you can express your opinion. If you would like to receive these email updates, you may sign up by visiting my website at: http://baldwin.congressnewsletter.ne...action=profile

Thanks for posting this ... its good to know where your congress critter stands.

Yeah, I wasn't a gigantic fan of her but I respect her getting back to me. She addressed the issues I brought up specifically, quoted previous legislation related to said concerns, but did not say what her intentions were in regards to this legislation.

All she said was that she had voted against the UIGEA. The past is not necessarily an indication of future performance. I hope she decides to stay on the correct side of this issue.

good deal at least you got a response..that a good step..gl

That is suprising that she responded

Yeah i have had 3 here in Indiana respond to my emails 2 were against the bill passed and for the current bill being proposed but the other was for the old bill and against the new bill. Andre Carson is for new bill as was Lugar and Coats was against the new bill.

Thanks for the info,,, guess we will just have to wait and see,,,,,,

Keep us informed.

means maybe theres hope ... awesome news ty for posting

Yeah there might be hope. if the US gov. can find a way to tax us when we win and cashout. other than that probably not.

Wow Im shocked she responded, She must need some votes badly :) Glad to know that some still remember being human .

Thanks for the post. It's always nice to know that our representatives actually listen to us, even if they don't agree with what we have to say.

i got a few responses from pa as well saying that they were trying to come to an agreement to allow poker in the usa

If only everyone would take the initiative like yourself and write their representatives. I have a feeling that if we all did so, legislation would start to get passed that we would consider favorable to the poker world.

tough for most of us regular people to see it from the politicians line of veiw

unfortunatly i cant get my head that far up my azz to see it from their angle

just do it and the revenue would be pouring in

Nevada will pass an online poker bill soon.

Why can't one of us run for president I'm sure whatever votes you can pull plus all the poker players could secure a win lol

i sent an email to my congrss lady a well about online poker, never recvd a respnse, its been 2 months

ty for this info nice to know

hahha thats very good news and kinda made my day thnx for sharing that with us buudy hope to hear from ya again!

htat's cool glade she responded..... hope they let fulltilt come back

That is great news way to go always good hearing from congress

keep up with the updates thanks for the post