Rep. McCormick Warns Against Slowing AI Buildout

Summary

Representative Rich McCormick argues the US should keep expanding data centers to preserve AI leadership, saying they can be built responsibly and benefit local economies. He suggests military bases as sites and frames local opposition as driven by misinformation and possible foreign influence. He also discusses US-South Korea military exercises and carrier deployment strain.

• McCormick toured data centers and met with Jensen Huang; he supports a full-speed US data center buildout.
• He says data centers can use closed-loop water systems and clean fuel cells while benefiting local economies.
• He proposes building data centers on military bases to avoid local opposition and reduce base costs.
• He suggests anti-data-center protests may be influenced by foreign competitors.
• He hopes the pause in US-South Korea military exercises is temporary and favors integration with South Korea.
• He says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment hardships reflect longstanding military realities.