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Dear _______________:

Thank you for taking the time to write to me. Your concerns regarding internet gambling are important. I am always interested in heari ng from my constituents about challenging public policy i ssues that are important to you and to many New Yorkers . I appreciate the concerns of those on both sides of this issue - on the one hand that Americans deserve the right to freely engage in the gambling activities of their choice but, on the other hand that internet gambling can be addictive and dangerous if not effectively regulated.



As you may know, in September 2006, both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Port Security Act of 2006 , a bill intended to address the critical homeland security issues of how to shield America 's ports from terrorist attack. Tacked on to this legislation, however, was a provision that effectively makes internet gambling illegal. Entitled "Prohibition on Funding of Unlawful Internet Gambling," the provision bans online gambling companies from accepting credit cards, electronic transfers, checks or any other means of payment facilitated by a financial institution. It also requires the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to outline procedures to be used by banks and other financial institutions to detect and stop online gambling transactions. The Port Security Act passed the House by a vote of 409-2, and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent. In October, the President signed it into law.



Thank you again for sharing your concerns regarding these important internet gambling issues with me. Please be assured that I will keep your views in mind in the future if related measures come before the Senate. For more information on this and other important issues before the United States Senate, please visit my website at http://clinton.senate.gov .



Sincerely,

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Vacuous.

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Friggin' Hillary.

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I'd still hit it.












...........and by "hit it" I mean I'd vote for her any day over Bush.

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I don't understand her stance either, maybe she goes both ways.........

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