Online Casino Regulatory Bill Gets Co-sponsor

HR 2046, the Internet Regulation and Enforcement Bill legislative proposal initiated by Representative Barney Frank which seeks to regulate and license online gambling in the United States has another co-sponsor - the 41st American politician to register his support. Oregan Representative Earl Blumenauer signed up to support the Bill this week. He has a highly credible career in politics going back to 1972 when he served his first term in the Oregon House of Representatives, and was admitted to the US House of Representatives in 1996. Congressman Bluemenauer serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, the Budget Committee, and the new Select Committee on Energy Independence and Climate change, and is a staunch proponent of issues such as the environment, sustainable development and economic opportunity. A lawyer by profession, the Representative holds law degrees from Lewis and Clark College in Portland. The following is the current roll of political support for IGREA: Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) Joe Baca (D-Calif.) Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) Howard Berman (D-Calif.) Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) Julia Carson (D-Ind.) William lacy Clay (D-Mo.) Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) William Delahunt (D-Mass.) Bob Filner (D-Calif.) Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) Michael Honda (D-Calif.) Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) Peter King (R-N.Y.) Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) James McGovern (D-Mass.) Charlie Melancon (D-La.) James Moran (D-Va.) Ron Paul (R-Texas) Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) Steven Rothman (D-N.J.) Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) Robert Scott (D-Va.) Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) Melvin Watt (D-N.C.) Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.) Albert Wynn (D-Md.) Don Young (R-Alaska)

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