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Colaition Led by Center for Freedom and Prosperity Oppose RAWA in Letter to Congress

On Thursday, a coalition consisting of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity (CF&P) and 11 other organizations, including the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Taxpayers Protection Alliance, sent a letter to Congress opposing the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA), which seeks to take away states' right to internet gaming.

"RAWA is an outright assault on federalism," reads the letter, which was addressed to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Robert Goodlatte. "The legislation tramples on the Tenth Amendment by banning state regulation of online gambling - further chipping away at the balance between state and federal governance.