House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Cautions Against Allowing AI to Detract from Privacy Discussions
Summary
On September 19, 2023, House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) provided remarks at Forum Global’s Data Privacy Conference USA, where she cautioned against allowing federal privacy discussions to fade in the wake of Congress’ AI focus. She particularly voiced concern that the state privacy laws passed in the absence of federal action “fail to adequately protect people's privacy equally,” and she said is committed to “doing everything in [her] power” to reach a consensus. The need for a continued focus on privacy was underscored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) as she took to the floor to address the Senate’s inaugural AI Insight Forum, voicing concern about executives’ lack of attention to data privacy at the event.
