Congress has a moral obligation to stand with the American people and stop the expansion of these data centers until we have a framework to adequately address the existential harm AI poses to our society.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she gained national attention for her progressive policies and advocacy on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and economic inequality. Ocasio-Cortez is known for her grassroots campaigning and her ability to mobilize young voters, making her a prominent figure in the progressive wing of the party.
People should not have their health compromised because of AI data center construction, and this idea that this industry should have absolutely no oversight, and then just cite China as the reason for that, I don’t think holds water.
The Democratic Party was blessed to be part of a really robust progressive movement.
Presidents come and go; Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go, but single-payer healthcare is forever.
This all kind of just came out. I've been doing legislative business on the floor, so I need to dig into everything further before commenting on it.
I don't want to speak before I've dug into a lot of, you know, to before I've dug into what's out there. So, I just want to be respectful of that man.
When something is burning in this state, Sam runs towards the fire. That's the kind of person he is, and that's the kind of person we have the opportunity to send to Congress.
This is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia, right after a data center was constructed, the Meta data center was constructed.
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