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Said on CNBC's Squawk Box in late June 2026, when asked whether Democrats support taxing AI companies or the government taking a stake in AI labs. He said he had not taken a position on either idea.
…as an example, being able to expand the ability of people to get a high-quality education. That's another example. Helping small businesses and entrepreneurs grow their businesses beyond perhaps what they may have thought was possible. That's another example. Those are all areas we should be in.
What do you think about taking a stake in an OpenAI or Anthropic or a Google? I mean, that's another one that's been thrown out there recently. Yeah, I mean,
there have been a lot of interesting things that have been thrown out there, haven't taken a position. We have launched a House Democratic Commission on Artificial Intelligence and the Innovation Economy. It's led by Josh Gottheimer, Val Fouchy, and Ted Liu, who himself is an engineer by practice and a very highly thought of member of Congress, very thoughtful member of Congress. They're leading an effort to talk to stakeholders, community members, advocacy groups, in order to actually come up with a thoughtful approach to AI policy as we transition from being in the minority to being in the majority, which is where we believe we will be after the November midterm elections. And we'll sort through all of these issues. But fundamentally, the most important thing is making sure that artificial intelligence as a technology changes lives for the better of everyday Americans, working class Americans, middle-class Americans, and those who aspire to be part of the middle class. And we are going to have to deal with the job implications as it relates to workforce displacement. That will be a core issue that will be on the agenda for us.
Leader Jeffries, Nixon5, go Nix, go New York. Thank you. Always good to see you. We appreciate you engaging with us on so many different topics. Thank
you so much.
That is why we do this, I think. Have you known and just, you know.