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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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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government
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AI Verified The quote directly argues that states must keep the ability to enact AI protections, especially because the federal government lacks adequate guardrails. That clearly supports states retaining authority to impose stronger AI safety rules than federal policy. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
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AI Verified The quote says that, absent adequate federal guardrails, 'states must retain the ability to implement policies to protect the American public,' which supports states keeping the power to set stronger AI safety rules. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The cited March 20, 2026 press release on Rep. Don Beyer’s official House website contains this wording verbatim in two consecutive quoted paragraphs and explicitly attributes it to "Rep. Don Beyer." The [...] omission faithfully skips only the attribution break between the two quoted paragraphs, and the only difference is normal apostrophe styling (’ vs '). ([beyer.house.gov](https://beyer.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=9009)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
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 · 1mo ago
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