ALSOBROOKS: “AI CANNOT BE HAPPENING TO US. IT HAS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY”

June 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) attended today's Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing on "AI and the American Dream: Promoting Innovation, Affordability, and American Dominance." The witnesses included: Mr. Mike Flynn, Senior Vice President and Counsel, The Information Technology Industry Council; Mr. David Feith, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute; Mr. Will Rinehart, Senior Fellow, The American Enterprise Institute; and Dr. Sarah Myers West, Co-Executive Director, AI Now.

WATCH SENATOR ALSOBROOKS' FULL QUESTIONING HERE

"We have heard the conversation about artificial intelligence and the enormous opportunity that it presents for our country. If we get this right, I believe that AI can help American businesses grow, make government and financial services more efficient, and strengthen our national security. And I believe that the United States should lead the world in this technology…But we also have to remember that innovation is most successful when people have confidence in it. For American families, workers, small businesses, and communities, AI cannot just be happening around them or to them. It has to expand opportunity for them. That means making sure that people can trust the systems that they are using, whether they are small businesses who are trying to compete, a worker learning new tools, or a family applying for a loan, buying a home, or managing their finances," said Senator Alsobrooks.

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