Ed Markey on States should retain the right to set s…

Ed Markey

U.S. senator from Massachusetts

President Trump is continuing to repay Big Tech's campaign donations by proposing to block states from protecting their communities from AI-related harms. [...] [We need the States' Right to Regulate AI Act to] put power back into the hands of people, not the Big Tech billionaire boys club cozying up to the White House.

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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 supports state authority to regulate AI more strongly than a federal block would allow: it criticizes efforts to "block states from protecting their communities from AI-related harms" and endorses a "States' Right to Regulate AI Act." That implies support for states retaining the right to set stricter AI safety protections than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified The quote objects to "block[ing] states from protecting their communities" and backs a "States' Right to Regulate AI Act," indicating support for states keeping authority to regulate AI, including stronger protections. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Verified. On the official Markey Senate press release dated March 20, 2026, the statement attributed to Senator Markey contains the same opening sentence and the same closing language about the States’ Right to Regulate AI Act; the user’s [...] cleanly omits the intervening sentence about Congress rejecting Trump’s proposal. So the quote is authentic, verbatim aside from the omission, and correctly attributed. ([markey.senate.gov](https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-statement-on-trump-executive-order-to-prohibit-states-from-regulating-ai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 3mo ago

AI Verified Quote attributed to Sen. Ed Markey (2026). The official markey.senate.gov source_url returned HTTP 403 to automated fetching, but web search confirmed the press release exists at that exact URL and corroborated the quote verbatim: "President Trump is continuing to repay Big Tech's campaign donations by proposing to block states from protecting their communities from AI-related harms," and his call to pass the States' Right to Regulate AI Act "to put power back into the hands of people, not the Big Tech billionaire boys club cozying up to the White House." Year (2026) current and correct. Author attribution confirmed. Vote alignment correct: Markey opposes federal preemption and champions states' authority to regulate AI (he led the States' Right to Regulate AI Act), directly supporting the statement "States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government" — matching the "for" vote. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 4mo ago

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