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Ed Markey: “While I am confident that the courts will strike down Trump's illegal power grab, Congress has a responsibility to…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2026
While I am confident that the courts will strike down Trump's illegal power grab, Congress has a responsibility to assert its legislative authority and block this Executive Order
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
cbsnews.com
Jan 10, 2026

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Markey's statement regarding Trump's executive order on state AI regulation.

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