Comment by Don Beyer

U.S. Representative from Virginia's 8th district; co-sponsor of the GUARDRAILS Act on AI
In today's lawless, Wild West artificial intelligence environment, states have been leading the charge to implement safeguards addressing serious risks ranging from algorithmic bias to data privacy and consumer protection. But the Trump White House aims to kill state AI laws without setting even minimally acceptable federal guardrails, exposing the American public to the growing risks accompanying completely unchecked artificial intelligence. [...] Until federal action ensures safe and responsible AI development, deployment, and use, states must retain the ability to implement policies to protect the American public.
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AI Verified Verified. The beyer.house.gov source returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search returned verbatim excerpts confirming the quote. Rep. Don Beyer said: "In today's lawless, Wild West artificial intelligence environment, states have been leading the charge to implement safeguards addressing serious risks ranging from algorithmic bias to data privacy and consumer protection. But the Trump White House aims to kill state AI laws without setting even minimally acceptable federal guardrails," and that "states must retain the ability to implement policies to protect the American public." This was issued in connection with the GUARDRAILS Act to repeal Trump's AI moratorium executive order. Author attribution is correct (Don Beyer, U.S. Rep. VA-08, AI Caucus co-chair). Year 2026 is current. Vote "for" directly aligns with the statement "States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government" — the quote explicitly argues states must retain that ability. Corroborated by press releases from Reps. Sara Jacobs and Doris Matsui. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 11d ago
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