“In Congress he helped lead the 99 to 1 vote that stripped a moratorium on state AI regulation out of reconciliation. He has worked to beat back every version of preemption that has come back since, and he wrote legislation to stop the administration from stripping states of their regulatory authority,”

Anthony Rivera-Rodriguez · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Rivera-Rodriguez detailed Markey's record in Congress opposing preemption of state AI regulation.