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Fetterman: Democratic opposition to AI, data centers is ‘lunacy’

The Hill · May 14, 2026, 1:46 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is calling out Democratic opposition to the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers around the country as “lunacy” and warning that taking a stance against AI is a “China first kind of policy.” “You know, people in my party are now beco

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Fetterman: Democratic opposition to AI, data centers is ‘lunacy’

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