INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After the compromise fell apart, the Senate voted 99-1 for Blackburn's amendment to remove the AI provision from the budget bill
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) cast the only vote against the amendment."Cruz ultimately got behind Blackburn's amendment early Tuesday, acknowledging
that 'many of my colleagues would prefer not to vote on this matter,'" according to The Hill
Cruz said the five-year moratorium had support from President Trump and "protected kids and protected the rights of creative artists, but
outside interests opposed that deal."However, Blackburn was quoted as saying that they "weren't able to come to a compromise that would
protect our governors, our state legislators, our attorney generals and, of course, House members who have expressed concern over this
officials from both major parties opposed the Cruz plan
"Despite several revisions by its author and misleading assurances about its true impact, state officials from across the country, including
Ed Markey (D-Mass.) had also filed an amendment to strip the AI moratorium from the bill
Markey said yesterday that "the Blackburn-Cruz so-called compromise is a wolf in sheep's clothing
Despite Republican efforts to hide the true impact of the AI moratorium, the language still allows the Trump administration to use federal
broadband funding as a weapon against the states and still prevents states from protecting children online from Big Tech's predatory
behavior."Cantwell said at a recent press conference that 24 states last year started "regulating AI in some way, and they have adopted
these laws that fill a gap while we are waiting for federal action." Yesterday, she called the Blackburn/Cruz compromise "another giveaway
to tech companies" that "gives AI and social media a brand-new shield against litigation and state regulation."
