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Law professor, tech and privacy
Congress is allowed to operate in ways to set a general national standard but still allows States to experiment with stronger standards
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AI Verified Verified: the Congress.gov transcript for the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing dated September 18, 2025 attributes these exact words to “Mr. Richards,” identified earlier in the transcript as Neil Richards. At lines 1860-1862, the transcript reads: “Congress is allowed to operate in ways to set a general national standard but still allows States to experiment with stronger standards ...” This is an exact excerpt from a longer sentence. ([congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-congress/house-event/118623/text)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Quote by Professor Neil Richards (tech/privacy law professor), 2025. The source_url (congress.gov House event 118623 text — the "AI at a Crossroads: A Nationwide Strategy or Californication?" hearing, Sept 2025) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch. Web search confirmed Richards testified at this exact hearing and his position matches the quote precisely: he argues "Congress should resist the call for broad federal preemption of state AI regulation" and advocates allowing states to experiment/maintain authority to set stronger standards beyond a national baseline ("by allowing states to act, our system can remain responsive, resilient, and protective"). The quoted line ("Congress is allowed to operate in ways to set a general national standard but still allows States to experiment with stronger standards") reflects his floor-not-ceiling preemption argument from the hearing transcript. Author attribution correct. Year 2025 current. Vote "for" on statement 438 ("States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government") aligns correctly. Quote is relevant and reflects the statement's meaning. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
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