Comment by Cynthia Phinney

That’s why states need the ability to act. A federal policy that preempts state-level AI protections would override Maine’s ability to respond to these changes in a way that reflects the needs of our workforce and our economy. It would replace local judgment with a one-size-fits-all approach, crafted far from the communities it affects. If Congress is serious about supporting workers and communities through this labor transition, it should not silence the states that are trying to get this right. It should preserve the ability for states like Maine to lead and protect our workers as new technologies shape the economy of tomorrow. Maine’s members of Congress should reject any effort that blocks states from setting their own AI guardrails.