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IGREA gets 45th Co-Sponsor for Regulation of Online Poker & Online Gambling in USASun, Dec 16th, 2007 @ 12:00am California Representative Ellen O. Taucher (D.) is the latest co-sponsor for Congressman Barney Frank's HR 2046 Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act (IGREA), a bill that seeks to license and regulate online poker and online gambling in the USA in an effort to counter the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) that makes it illegal for financial institutions to handle transactions between U.S. residents and online poker and online gambling sites. Congresswoman Taucher is the influential Chairwoman of the House New Democrat Coalition, the largest centrist caucus in the House of Representatives. This committee is charged with enacting policies that maintain U.S. competitiveness, meet the challenges of globalization, and strengthen national security. She is also a member of the Aviation sub-committee; the powerful Highways, Transit and Pipelines subcommittee and chairwoman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee. She has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1996.
Congresswoman Taucher is the third woman ever to chair an Armed Services Subcommittee, and she serves on the subcommittees of Air and Land Forces, and Oversight and Investigations, and is a member of the Water Resources and Environment subcommittee. She also serves on the Board of the Battered Women's Alternative.
Congresswoman Taucher was one of the few who voted against UIGEA when it was slipped into the sure-to-pass Safe Port bill just before Congress recessed late last year. Here are the 45 Congressional co-sponsors of HR 2046 to date: SEE YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REP ON THE LIST? Barney Frank repeatedly stresses the importance of voters contacting their congressional representatives and asking them to support his bill (HR 2046), as the biggest factor for getting sponsorship and support of the bill. The Poker Players Alliance website offers a contact list and letter template for writing your congressperson (by zipcode) making it quick and easy to even add highly valued personal comments (click here for it). Alternately click here for a complete contact list and informative profile of all current members of Congress: Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives, by zipcode or State. If you do not know which senators represent your state, or who represents your district in the House of Representatives, you can enter your state and zip code to the left of the map, then you'll be shown the list for your location. Or you can click on your state on the map to see a complete list (good if you know your district number). For a complete list of the current (110th) members of Congress by STATE, click here. Read Related Articles:
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