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Comment by Steven Horsford

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U.S. representative from Nevada.
AI has the potential to lift workers up, but right now, too many companies are using it as cover to push workers out [...]
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified Relevant: on the cited source page, this quote is presented in a press release about "AI-driven layoffs," and the speaker says companies are using AI to "push workers out" and erase livelihoods. That is a direct comment on AI’s job-destruction effects and, in this source context, makes a stance on the net-jobs claim substantially more likely than not, even though it does not explicitly compare total jobs created versus destroyed. ([horsford.house.gov](https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-introduces-legislation-to-protect-workers-from-ai-driven-layoffs)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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AI Unverifiable He says AI "has the potential to lift workers up" but that companies are using it to "push workers out." In the press release, this supports a transparency bill about AI-driven layoffs, not a clear overall claim that AI will or will not create more jobs than it destroys, so the net-jobs statement is not established. ([horsford.house.gov](https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-introduces-legislation-to-protect-workers-from-ai-driven-layoffs)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The official House press release at the provided URL is dated 2026-06-19 and contains the exact opening words “AI has the potential to lift workers up, but right now, too many companies are using it as cover to push workers out,” attributed to “Rep. Horsford,” i.e., Steven Horsford. The stored author, date, source URL, and excerpted content are consistent with the source. ([horsford.house.gov](https://horsford.house.gov/media/press-releases/horsford-introduces-legislation-to-protect-workers-from-ai-driven-layoffs)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1h ago
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