I thank the gentleman very much and thank all of our witnesses.

Last year when I began chairman of the subcommittee, I encouraged all of my colleagues to join me in an effort to make 'Made in America' matter again.

I am looking forward to a great year.

Thank you and Mr. Butterfield for having this hearing in terms of bringing the very stakeholders together to have a discussion to determine whether, you know, whether we move forward or not.

But the free market right now is suffering from rogue Web sites and from all of the bad prescription drugs again.

it is very important to remember how tribal gaming has improved the lives of thousands of Native Americans

tribal gaming has been a huge plus with seven casinos supporting thousands of jobs during these very difficult economic times

the vast majority of Americans have gambled at some point in their lives

I thank the panel very much for your help in shedding light on what is clearly a very complicated issue.

It has been to work with all of you this year on so many issues which are so important to so many people.

As chairman of the subcommittee, let me be clear about two things: First, we are going to be very thorough in examining a wide range of issues related to Internet gambling before coming to any conclusions; and secondly, at the end of the…