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Americans for Responsible Innovation president
This bill takes the current floor on state AI legislation and turns it into a federal ceiling, preventing state lawmakers from addressing emerging AI harms in an era of fast-moving technology. Over the past two decades, state lawmakers have proven to be a backstop for tech accountability, fighting for families and communities even as Congress has stalled on creating guardrails. Tying their hands would be a generational mistake.
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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 a bill would turn a federal floor into a 'federal ceiling,' 'preventing state lawmakers' from addressing AI harms, and that 'tying their hands would be a generational mistake.' This directly implies states should keep the ability to set stricter AI standards than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote says a federal ceiling would be bad because it would "prevent[] state lawmakers from addressing emerging AI harms" and that "tying their hands would be a generational mistake," which clearly supports states retaining the ability to go stricter than the federal government. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago

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AI Verified I verified it on the cited ARI page dated June 4, 2026: the article attributes the statement to "ARI President Brad Carson," and the passage in lines 44–45 matches the supplied quote verbatim (the article then continues with one additional sentence not included in your excerpt). ARI’s team page also identifies Brad Carson as its "Co-Founder & President." ([ari.us](https://ari.us/reps-trahan-obernolte-propose-bill-to-preempt-state-ai-laws/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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