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Doris Matsui

U.S. Representative for California's 7th Congressional District

Republicans keep trying to strip states of the ability to enact commonsense AI safeguards—at a time when there are no meaningful federal protections in place. President Trump's executive order is illegal coercion: it threatens states with costly lawsuits and tries to hold hostage the BEAD dollars Congress provided to connect every American to affordable broadband.

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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 against taking away states’ ability to enact AI safeguards and notes the lack of federal protections, which clearly supports states retaining authority to set stronger AI safety rules than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified The quote objects to efforts to "strip states of the ability to enact commonsense AI safeguards" and criticizes federal coercion against states, which clearly supports states keeping that authority. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified The provided source URL is an official March 20, 2026 press release from Rep. Doris Matsui’s House website, and it contains the quote verbatim, attributed to “Congresswoman Matsui.” The first sentence appears at line 61, and the second continues into line 62, confirming the wording, attribution, and 2026 date. ([matsui.house.gov](https://matsui.house.gov/media/press-releases/matsui-beyer-lieu-jacobs-mcclain-delaney-introduce-legislation-repeal-white)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

AI Verified Year 2026 (current). House.gov source returns HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed the quote via multiple congressional mirrors (Jacobs, Beyer, Schatz press releases) and Benton Institute. Rep. Doris Matsui characterized Trump's AI executive order as "illegal coercion: it threatens states with costly lawsuits and tries to hold hostage the BEAD dollars Congress provided to connect every American to affordable broadband" — matching the quote verbatim. The framing about Republicans stripping states of the ability to enact commonsense AI safeguards is consistent with the GUARDRAILS Act she co-introduced. Attribution to Doris Matsui (CA-07) is correct. The vote "for" on statement 438 ("States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government") aligns directly: she is fighting the federal moratorium to preserve state-level AI safeguards. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 5mo ago

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