So, just to be clear, this is having a real human impact on people, and we have not even gotten into the addiction yet that can be created by gambling.

I look forward to New Hampshire not being 50th on the rate of return for our E-Rate contributions.

I am thoroughly convinced, particularly in the wake of the December 2011 Justice Department decision about the inapplicability of the Federal Wire Act to most forms of Internet gambling, that continued congressional inaction on this issue…

this becomes a whole free for all without some Federal regulation of this.

Ninety-three percent (93%) of teens age 12-17 utilize the Internet and 97 percent of teens of the same age participate in some form of online gaming making them attractive targets for gambling marketing as well as illegal and fraudulent…

New Hampshire happens to rank 50th out of 50, in terms of what we get on our return for the E-Rate Program.

This issue of fairness is very important to me, in terms of not only how the funding formula is used, but also access: access for smaller states.

So what happens to a state like mine where recently our State legislature made a policy decision that they did not want to expand gambling to have, for example, casinos in the state.

If somebody can spend a day filling out paperwork and get $20,000 for their school district or their library, it's just a--it's just a no-brainer.

I mean, this is a situation where we have got not only potential for money laundering, but let us be clear who can use this for money laundering.

While I think we can do a lot more, the initial run of it has been effective and certainly there is more we can do if we give you greater authority.

I really appreciate your passion for these issues of contracting in Afghanistan and elsewhere.