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Sen. Cruz opens Commerce markup on the AI framework: 'audit regimes entrench incumbents'

Senate Commerce Committee — Official StreamEvent: Jun 16, 2026Published: Jun 16, 2026121K views · 870 comments

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Sen. Cruz: A federal audit regime written by the biggest labs will be complied with most easily by the biggest labs. That is not an accident.

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Sen. Cruz: Fifty state experiments will teach us more than one federal filing cabinet.

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The chairman's full opening statement at the AI Accountability Act markup, laying out the case for a lighter-touch, state-led approach.

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