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Comment by Ayanna Pressley

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U.S. Representative, Massachusetts
By passing this bill, we can prevent government agencies from using this faulty technology [...] our government has no business spying on its civilians.
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Ban governments from using AI to conduct mass surveillance of citizens
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports restricting government use of AI for citizen surveillance: it says the bill would stop agencies from using the technology and that the government has 'no business spying on its civilians.' While 'mass surveillance' is not stated verbatim, the quote clearly implies support for banning government AI surveillance of citizens. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote supports the ban by saying the bill would "prevent government agencies from using this faulty technology" and that the government has "no business spying on its civilians." · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago

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AI Verified ai_verified. The official March 7, 2023 Markey press release attributes the statement to Representative Ayanna Pressley and includes the full passage beginning “By passing this bill, we can prevent government agencies from using this faulty technology ...” and ending that “our government has no business spying on its civilians.” The submitted version is a faithful ellipsis of the longer quote, not a misattribution. ([markey.senate.gov](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-merkley-jayapal-lead-colleagues-on-legislation-to-ban-government-use-of-facial-recognition-and-other-biometric-technology)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 1d ago
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