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Comment by Brendan Steinhauser

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CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI; longtime Republican political strategist and former Tea Party organizer
A national AI standard should protect at least as much as it preempts, and states across the country have already enacted laws that do far more for Americans on issues like child safety and consumer protections than this proposal.
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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 implies support for states keeping stronger AI-related protections than a federal standard. By warning that a national standard should not preempt state laws that already 'do far more' on child safety and consumer protections, the author indicates states should retain the ability to set stricter standards. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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AI Verified The quote argues that a national standard should not preempt stronger protections, noting that states have "already enacted laws that do far more," which supports letting states keep stricter standards. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Verified: the Roll Call article published June 4, 2026 attributes this exact sentence to Brendan Steinhauser, identifying him as CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI. In lines 129–130, the article says Steinhauser opposed the preemption requirement and then quotes the sentence verbatim. ([rollcall.com](https://rollcall.com/2026/06/04/bipartisan-ai-draft-proposes-three-year-preemption-of-state-laws/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 2h ago
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