"Thank you . . .
. . . for contacting me about online poker. I understand your concerns.
As you may know, the Internet Poker and Game of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act (S.1597) was introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) on August 6, 2009. This bill would make skill games including poker, mah-jongg, bridge, and chess exempt from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed in 2006. Currently, this bill is pending before the Senate Finance Committee. Should this bill come before me for a vote, I will keep your views in mind.
Thank you for contacting me. Please continue to keep me informed about issues of concern to you and your family.
Sincerely,
Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator"
It's a form letter, but it came back in under 24 hours. I expect I will get a type-written reply from our other senator sometime in 2012, like I did a full year after the last time I emailed him