Staff Reports
Senator Dave McCormick sat down with Alex Marlow to deliver a blunt warning for the nation: America must be the one to set the rules for artificial intelligence, or we risk handing the keys to our future to rivals and unaccountable corporations. His appearance on The Alex Marlow Show made clear that this is not a distant academic debate but a fight over who will control the engines of tomorrow.
McCormick stressed that AI is the most profound change of our era and that you cannot stop it — you can only guide it, build guardrails, and ensure Americans lead rather than follow. He warned of an existential competition with China and argued that if Beijing wins the battle for AI leadership, it will write the rules that govern the global economy and national security.
Practical leadership, he said, means making the hard choices to build America’s energy and infrastructure capacity so our tech sector can compete on a level playing field; chips and data centers don’t run on rhetoric, they run on reliable power and permitting reform. McCormick’s policy prescriptions emphasize fast-tracking energy and manufacturing to sustain an American tech stack and protect jobs — a pro-growth approach conservatives should embrace.
Washington cannot sit on the sidelines while states and hostile powers carve up the rules; national preemption and clear federal standards will prevent a patchwork of restrictions that hobble innovation and hand advantage to foreign adversaries. Conservatives must lead with common-sense guardrails that protect privacy, bolster security, and keep employers free to adopt productivity-boosting tools while holding bad actors accountable.
This is a moment for bold, patriotic action: Congress should craft smart, technology-forward laws that secure American leadership, not kowtow to Silicon Valley elites or cede ground to Beijing. Senator McCormick’s willingness to talk about conflicts of interest and to recuse himself where appropriate only underscores that this fight is about the country’s future, and every freedom-loving American should back lawmakers who put national strength and worker prosperity first.
