We absolutely don't want to set up a system where somebody in this audience can play poker online for money if their governor says it is OK and play against a computer.

If you don't want to let the citizens within your boundaries play poker for money on the Internet, you simply opt out so they can't play.

if you have got a bill that Barney Frank, Joe Barton, and Ron Paul are all for, who can be against it?

I think we should have a robust debate.

Poker is the all-American game. President Richard Nixon financed his first congressional campaign partially with poker winnings from World War II.

I have introduced a bill as the chief sponsor to remedy this, and two of my cosponsors are Barney Frank and Ron Paul.

Consequently, we passed the bill or law several years ago that is unenforceable, UIGEA. It is a bad law regardless of which side of the debate that you are on.

We are not trying to treat Indian tribes for poker playing any differently than anybody else.

We respect sovereignty. We respect State sovereignty and we respect the Indian Nation's sovereignty.

As the chief sponsor of the bill, I can assure you that I don't want underage poker players, so we will work with you on that.

Well, I don't know about that. I haven't got some bills passed through the Senate yet.