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Senate blocks Kennedy bill to require AI developers to install an emergency kill switch

Watch Kennedy’s comments here. WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) attempted to pass his AI Emergency Button Act through unanimous consent to require artificial intelligence developers to install an emergency kill switch, but an objection from Sen. Rand Paul prevented the bill from passing unanimously. Key excerpts of Kennedy’s speech are below: “Here is the risk: AI is supposed to be a tool that human beings have control of to make our lives better. But what happens if the AI model, through what’s called recursive self-improvement, which basically means it’s learning on its own, no longer

Fitzpatrick Helps Secure Final Passage of Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act

Bipartisan legislation targets the financial and energy networks sustaining Putin’s war and strengthens the path toward a just and lasting peace WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, helped secure final House passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, clearing the legislation through Congress and sending it to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Click here to watch his Floor Speech. Named in honor of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, the legislation represents the culmination of more than a

House Passes Chairwoman McClain's Common Cents Act to End Wasteful Penny Production

WASHINGTON— Today, the House passed H.R. 10167, the Common Cents Act, legislation led by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), to permanently end production of the penny for general circulation and modernize America’s coinage system. “Washington has a spending problem, and it shows up in places big and small,” Chairwoman McClain said. “If the federal government is spending nearly four cents to make a penny worth one cent, something is broken. House Republicans are proving that common sense still has a place in government by cutting waste and protecting taxpayer dollars

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