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Stories / Issue · Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

AI Infrastructure Impact

7Members · 7 D · 0 R
7Actions · 7 D · 0 R
7States & territories · PA · MA · MD · MI lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat26Sun27Mon282Tue293Wed30Thu11Fri21Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 3
StatementsResponses to news 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 1
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 1

Where they stand

Support · 3

  • DVan Hollen MDPraised OpenAI's decision to delay model release due to safety concerns
  • DHickenlooper COUrged White House to commit to congressional AI safety measures
  • DKelly AZIntroduced Make AI Work for Americans Act to tax AI companies and fund workers

Oppose · 2

  • DClark MACriticized lack of Republican support for AI regulation and oversight
  • DSlotkin MIDemanded full accounting of Trump tax breaks for AI and tech companies

What each party did · Democrats 7 · Republicans 0

  • 3Sent letters0
  • 1Statements0
  • 1Criticized0
  • 1Visits and events0
  • 1Filed or pushed bills0

By state

  • PA1
  • MA1
  • MD1
  • MI1
  • CO1
  • NM1
  • AZ1

Every action

7 actions · 7 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
    • Visit

      DLee PA

      Called for stronger community protections as AI data centers expand across Pennsylvania.

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  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Criticism

      DClark MA

      Called for Republicans to regulate AI and criticized president for opposing data center guardrails.

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  3. Sep 29, 2026
    • Statement

      DVan Hollen MD

      Praised OpenAI's decision to delay releasing its GPT-6.1 Astra model following safety concerns.

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    • Letter

      DSlotkin MI

      Demanded transparency from tech CEOs on tax breaks received for AI and data center investments.

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    • Letter

      DHickenlooper CO

      Urged Trump and AI CEOs to work with Congress on federal AI safety guardrails.

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  4. Sep 28, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works