Rich McCormick on [🇺🇸 Congress, Jan 2026] Giving Congress …

Rich McCormick

U.S. Representative (R-Georgia)

I'm glad we've taken off the restrictions so that China can actually purchase them [...]

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[🇺🇸 Congress, Jan 2026] Giving Congress power to block AI chip exports to adversaries

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AI Verified The quote clearly favors allowing China to buy the chips: the author is "glad we've taken off the restrictions so that China can actually purchase them." That implies opposition to a policy giving Congress power to block AI chip exports to adversaries such as China. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote says, "I'm glad we've taken off the restrictions so that China can actually purchase them," which clearly favors allowing sales rather than blocking AI chip exports to an adversary. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Verified: the source URL’s transcript of the House hearing held on January 14, 2026 includes the exact words "I'm glad we've taken off the restrictions so that China can actually purchase them ..." and attributes them to "Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA)." The page itself was published on January 15, 2026 and authored by Cristiano Lima-Strong, but the quoted speaker is McCormick. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/transcript-ostp-director-kratsios-testifies-on-trump-ai-action-plan)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

Disputed The source URL is a TechPolicy.Press transcript, and in that transcript the remark is attributed to Rep. Rich McCormick. But it does not end where your quote ends: after "purchase them" it continues with "so that we can actually continue to be the standard rather than the beta," making the submitted version a clipped, non-verbatim excerpt rather than an exact quote. The Jan. 14, 2026 hearing is also listed on official House/Library of Congress pages. ([techpolicy.press](https://www.techpolicy.press/transcript-ostp-director-kratsios-testifies-on-trump-ai-action-plan)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

AI Unverifiable Quote: Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) — "I'm glad we've taken off the restrictions so that China can actually purchase them." (2026). The source_url (techpolicy.press transcript of OSTP Director Kratsios testimony) returns HTTP 403 Forbidden and cannot be fetched directly. However, web search independently corroborates the exact quote: McCormick at a House Science hearing said "I'm glad we've taken off the restrictions so that China can actually purchase them, so that we can actually continue to be the standard, rather than the beta," lauding Trump's lifting of export controls on Nvidia H200 chips (also confirmed by a YouTube clip titled "McCormick Lauds Trump For Lifting Export Controls On H200 NVIDIA Chips"). Year (2026) current. Vote alignment checks out: statement 414 "Giving Congress power to block AI chip exports to adversaries" with McCormick voting "against" — consistent; he favors loosening, not blocking, chip exports to China. Marking ai_unverifiable only because the primary source URL blocks automated access. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 3mo ago

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