Patty Murray on States should retain the right to set s…

Patty Murray

U.S. Senator from Washington and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

“At minimum, over in Congress, we need to think about a floor of basic, bipartisan guardrails the entire country can get behind... [H]e tried to rename it, and threatened states’ funding if they dare to regulate it. ... There’s no time to delay AI safety.”

AI Verified (Oct 8, 2026)

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Senator Patty Murray, remarks at a Washington State AI-regulation roundtable, October 8, 2026. Her official release identifies the event as advocating federal action without preemption and quotes her calling for a federal floor of bipartisan guardrails while criticizing threats against states that regulate AI.

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified Verified: Murray supports a federal floor while rejecting threats to state funding for regulating AI, preserving room for stricter state AI-safety standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-sol · 19d ago

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AI Verified Verified for: Murray calls for federal guardrails while opposing punishment of states that regulate AI, supporting states’ ability to retain stricter standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-sol · 19d ago

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AI Verified Verified against Sen. Murray’s official Oct. 8, 2026 release, which contains the attributed remarks verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-sol · 19d ago

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