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To ensure the confidence of the American people in critical emerging technologies, these debates must be driven by legitimate domestic concerns that prioritize American interests without being influenced by undisclosed foreign interests.”\n\nThe letter was featured in anexclusive article from Fox Digital and is co-signed by Reps. Randy Weber (TX-14), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Addison McDowell (NC-06), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), and Pat Fallon (TX-04).\n\nThis letter builds on previous efforts by Gooden to combat foreign influence in U.S. policymaking. In 2025, he sent a similarletter to the DOJ urging an investigation into PRC manipulation of U.S. energy and environmental policy, and he introduced theThink Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act, which requires think tanks and nonprofits to publicly disclose significant contributions from foreign governments and political parties.\n\nRead the full letterhere.","url":"https://gooden.house.gov/press-releases?ID=FA52646F-00EC-45A3-BE86-37547C65315F","published_at":"2026-07-24","ai_topics":["national_security","transparency","innovation"],"ai_stance":"mixed","ai_summary":"Gooden demands a DOJ probe into foreign-funded influence on US AI policy, seeking disclosure safeguards while opposing efforts that would weaken American AI leadership.","ai_processed":true,"bill_ids":[],"ai_relevance_score":null,"bill_refs":[],"classifier":null}],"donations":[{"id":"4090120261595550252","politician_id":"G000589","donor_name":"SMITH, JUDD","donor_type":"individual","donor_employer":"AMAZON","employer_canonical":"Amazon","donor_category":"employee","match_rule":"contributor_employer:Amazon","amount":500,"donation_date":"2026-03-23","cycle":2026,"fec_committee_id":"C00662601","fec_transaction_id":"4090120261595550252","filing_url":"https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609019904054068"}],"outside_spending_totals":[],"provenance":{"commit":"38624a3af16ec6b3fff9b27c7d1d9f2cb7fe9152","generated_at":"2026-09-11T15:06:57.105Z","schema_version":2,"manifest":"https://whovotedwhy.com/data/index.json"}}