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U.S. Representative from California's 18th district; Ranking Member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee
What we should not do is preempt the states from taking necessary actions to protect their citizens while here in Congress, we do nothing to pass legislation ourselves.
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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 The quote clearly opposes federal preemption of state action: 'we should not... preempt the states from taking necessary actions to protect their citizens.' That implies support for states retaining authority to enact their own, potentially stricter, AI safety standards than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago
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AI Verified The quote clearly opposes federal preemption of state action: "we should not... preempt the states from taking necessary actions to protect their citizens," which supports states retaining the right to set stronger protections. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 18d ago

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AI Verified The exact wording appears in the cited Roll Call article and is explicitly attributed to Rep. Zoe Lofgren: “What we should not do is preempt the states from taking necessary actions to protect their citizens while here in Congress, we do nothing to pass legislation ourselves,” Lofgren said. ([rollcall.com](https://rollcall.com/2026/01/14/white-house-holds-back-on-national-ai-framework-specifics/)) A same-day official House document with Lofgren’s prepared opening statement contains a very similar but not identical line (“while we twiddle our thumbs here in Congress”), so the exact phrasing is verified in Roll Call’s reporting rather than in the prepared text. ([docs.house.gov](https://docs.house.gov/meetings/SY/SY15/20260114/118803/HHRG-119-SY15-MState-L000397-20260114.pdf)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Verified. The Roll Call source returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search returned the quote verbatim from that exact January 2026 article: Rep. Zoe Lofgren said "What we should not do is preempt the states from taking necessary actions to protect their citizens while here in Congress, we do nothing to pass legislation ourselves." This was in response to Trump's executive order to undermine state AI laws, which Lofgren called unconstitutional. Author attribution correct (Zoe Lofgren, D-CA18, Ranking Member, House Science Committee). Year 2026 current. Vote "for" aligns with the statement "States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government" — Lofgren explicitly opposes federal preemption of state AI protections. Corroborated by her official House press releases and Governing coverage. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 1mo ago
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