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On the recordJune 28, 2025
I mean, I thought we were here to be competitive against them, to basically beat them in a race on innovation, just like we did with CHIPS and Science to try to move for the future. But basically their letter says: We fully recognize that AI is dominant in the next industrial competition between the United States and adversaries like Communist China. States have led anti-communist China action banning Chinese-affiliated companies from owning farmland and property critical for infrastructure and military bases. But America should not sacrifice the health and safety and prosperity of its people in this fight. We must curb AI's worst excesses while also encouraging growth, which is exactly what states have done through their creation of their own regulatory framework. So they are basically saying the States are on the frontlines of helping to protect on AI. Now, Mr. President, I have no idea why the President of the United States has not protected the American people or the American military from the Chinese scams that are happening on TikTok.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing concerns about competition with China and the regulation of AI and TikTok.

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