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Comment by Liz Shuler

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President of the AFL-CIO, America's largest federation of labor unions
While we would applaud any serious effort to regulate potentially dangerous AI technologies, any attempt to tie the hands of states in their efforts to keep working people safe is not acceptable. We oppose preemption of state authority to regulate the development and implementation of AI.
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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 the statement: it says states’ hands should not be tied and explicitly opposes preemption of state authority to regulate AI, which implies states should retain the ability to set their own, potentially stricter, AI safety standards than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports state authority: it says tying "the hands of states" is "not acceptable" and explicitly states, "We oppose preemption of state authority to regulate" AI. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The official AFL-CIO press release dated June 4, 2026 contains the full two-sentence passage verbatim and introduces it with “AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement,” supporting correct attribution to Shuler. ([aflcio.org](https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-statement-trahan-obernolte-ai-discussion-draft)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 20d ago
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