Warren seeks admin leadership to testify on AI policy
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ByAlexandra Kelley,
Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW
June 8, 2026 04:32 PM ET
The Senate Banking Committee’s ranking member criticized the lack of administration officials asked to testify at an upcoming hearing on AI and the American Dream.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is asking fellow lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee to bring Trump administration officials to the Hill to testify on the administration’s approach to artificial intelligence regulation, specifically requesting the presence of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The June 8 letter seeks the attendance of both Lutnick and Bessent, as well as other “key Administration officials,” to address outstanding issues related to the advent of AI.
Although the Senate Banking Committee is slated to host a hearingThursday on “AI and the American Dream: Promoting Innovation, Affordability and American Dominance,” Warren took...
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