"The Senate Commerce Committee’s lead Democrat, Maria Cantwell of Washington, brought her concerns to X on Wednesday, saying that while she “welcomes the urgency” to get something done, the “answer is not a weak federal standard that becomes a backdoor for wiping out stronger state protections.”
At issue: A bill in the works from Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Majority Leader John Thune, which is said to still contain language preempting state-level AI safety laws."
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First seen: 2026-09-11 ·
Last seen: 2026-09-11 ·
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