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  "description": "'We have to beat China,' GOP lawmaker said.",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-06-24T21:43:44.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "_10-year AI moratorium_",
    "All Videos from Speeding BEAD Summit",
    "_criticism from state leaders_",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. **Brett Guthrie** , R-Ky., said Tuesday he hopes the AI moratorium will pass in the Senate, emphasizing the need for a federal standard to regulate AI development and ensure U.S. leadership in the AI race.\n\nSpeaking at a Media Institute luncheon here, Guthrie responded to a question from Broadband Breakfast about the inclusion of the _10-year AI moratorium_ in the final reconciliation bill, and whether Congress would pass the legislation before the alleged July 4 deadline.\n\nGuthrie defended the moratorium, stating it had been part of the reconciliation package from the beginning and should not have come as a surprise.\n\n\n\n_****FROM SPEEDING BEAD SUMMIT****_\n _****Panel 1: How Are States Thinking About Reasonable Costs Now?****_\n_****Panel 2: Finding the State Versus Federal Balance in BEAD****_\n _****Panel 3: Reacting to the New BEAD NOFO Guidance****_\n _****Panel 4: Building, Maintaining and Adopting Digital Workforce Skills****_\n\n All Videos from Speeding BEAD Summit \n\nHe argued the AI moratorium could significantly enhance the nation’s AI development.\n\n“We have to beat China,” he declared. “And to do that we need four things. We have the brain power, we have the capital, what we need is the energy, and the right regulatory structure.”\n\nGuthrie argued AI regulation fell under his committee’s jurisdiction via the Commerce Clause, declaring the issue requires a national standard.\n\nHe also addressed _criticism from state leaders_ who have already enacted their own AI laws.\n\n“We’re not going to substitute something with nothing,” Guthrie stated, responding to critics of the moratorium.\n\nAlthough he _expressed support for the moratorium_, Guthrie acknowledged uncertainty about whether the moratorium will last the full 10 years, declaring the moratorium only needs enough time for the Energy and Commerce Committee to create a federal AI standard.\n\nEarlier in his remarks, Guthrie also called for modernization of media regulations. He criticized legacy regulations, blaming them for the recent failings of local broadcasters, and called for updates to the 1992 Cable Act.\n\nGuthrie concluded his remarks with a warning about the implications of China’s AI developments.\n\n“It's either going to be us or it's going to be China,” he stated. “We have to regulate in a way that's smart. The point is we all need to work together, and we all need to figure out what the right solutions are. So we deliver to the American consumer in a way that's protected for them.”\n\nOn Saturday, _the Senate Parliamentarian_ ruled the 10-year AI moratorium met Senate budgetary rules, increasing the likelihood that the moratorium will be included in the reconciliation bill.",
  "title": "Guthrie Promotes National AI Standard, Supports Moratorium",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-11T03:27:12.004Z"
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