{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-ai-will-not-replace-us-it-will-assist-us/", "Senator Marshall: AI Will Not Replace Us\u2014It Will Assist Us", "2026-07-22", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Roger Marshall", "M001198", "www.marshall.senate.gov", "marshall", "https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Senator Marshall At Semafor\u2019s World of Work Event with Burgess Everett\n\nWashington \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Burgess Everett at Semafor\u2019sWorld of Work event to discuss his Patients Deserve Price Tags Act and lowering the cost of health care for Americans, AI use in health care, how AI will affect the workforce, the federal government\u2019s place in AI and data center legislation, and more.\n\nClick HERE to download the full video.\n\nOn current Senate priorities and the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act:\n\n\u201cYou know, I think number one, the election is starting to wear heavy on our shoulders. Like I feel like I should be back \u2014 I\u2019m up this year so I feel like I should be back in Kansas. And at the same time, I\u2019m already focused on: can we keep the government open? That would probably be the big long-term goal here \u2014 September 30th. But then today we have our price tags bill. Patients deserve price tags, not surprise billing; it forces transparency and competition into healthcare. This is why I came to D.C., was to do this bill. This is a concept I had 15 years ago, I\u2019ve been in Congress now nine years, and this is one of the big three reasons I came. And we\u2019re going to get it through committee today.\u201d\n\n\u201cOh, I think it\u2019s going to pass the committee, or we wouldn\u2019t be on it. We\u2019ve got lots of co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle; it is a bipartisan issue. This will bring down the cost of healthcare by $1,000 a month, is what we\u2019re expecting for an average family. There\u2019s no other bill out there, there\u2019s nothing out there that would bring down the cost of living more than this bill would. The President\u2019s very motivated, I think that we\u2019re all in Congress motivated, so I think it has a real chance of getting to the finish line.\u201d\n\n\u201cThat MRI, you know, it might be $600 here, and it might be $3,000 here for the same quality. You know, I ran a hospital along with my doctor\u2019s practice, oversaw health departments \u2014 I\u2019ve seen healthcare inside and out, and this is the great boogeyman. Why do you have to wait? You still won\u2019t know what the price is till three months from now.\u201d\n\nOn AI use in health care:\n\n\u201cRight. So, I think the big picture to me \u2014 my theme \u2014 would be \u2018human in the loop.\u2019 You want to be the human in the loop of AI. Even today, I use AI two or three hours a day and on Saturdays, I\u2019ll spend four or six hours researching something. You know, preparing for this meeting. So, what does AI mean to other people besides me? So, the fact-finding part of this \u2014 usually we had leg staff working on the fact-finding. So, I\u2019m constantly working ahead and trying to get that fact-finding part out of this, and once I find the facts, then I can jump to the future. So, for the doctor, I think it\u2019s going to help us with the medical records; it\u2019s going to help the data entry portion of this \u2014 interpreting the data, making sure we\u2019re not missing something. Really, for the most part in medicine, AI is really machine learning. So, reading Pap smears, reading mammograms. If you show AI what we\u2019re looking for in a mammogram \u2014 so pull out all the ones that look like this, this, and this. But you still need a human in the loop to say, \u2018Okay, of these 10, this is the one that needs biopsied.\u2019\u201d\n\n\u201cSo, speaking of legislation \u2014 our prior authorization bill, which we think will get across the finish line this year as well. Again, something I\u2019ve worked eight years on to streamline prior authorization. So, AI will be used, but I think it can be used to an advantage. I think that if AI looks at\u2026let\u2019s say that I need to replace someone\u2019s hip. If Medicare Advantage needs to say, \u2018Here\u2019s the boxes the doctor needs to check.\u2019 The nurses do that for us of course; we send it to the company, AI looks at that, and then great. And if one of the boxes is missed, AI kicks it out and then automatically emails my nurse and says, \u2018Why didn\u2019t you do physical therapy for three months?\u2019 or whatever it is. So, I think it can expedite it. Just like nuclear physics \u2014 it can be used for good, it can be used for bad.\u201d\n\nOn AI\u2019s effect on the workforce:\n\n\u201cOh, absolutely, and I think we\u2019re already seeing it. Thousands of jobs at Meta, Amazon \u2014 it\u2019s already happening as well. But I\u2019m not fearful of it. When my grandfather was born, 30% of Americans worked in agriculture: 30%. When my dad was born, 10% of Americans worked in ag, and today 1%. So those jobs \u2014 people went to the city. Now they\u2019re building airplanes or electricians, all those other types of things that require a human to do them. Now we\u2019re building airplanes in Boeing and Textron in Wichita, but they\u2019re using AI for quality assurance. So, they\u2019re able to scan all the rivets on this plane\u2019s wing at one moment, and then AI identifies \u2014 and again, it\u2019s machine learning, really \u2014 and says, \u2018This is the abnormal rivets. Now go back and look at it.\u2019 The human in the loop says, \u2018Yeah, we circle this, this, and this one,\u2019 and they go back and redo those as well. So, I\u2019m fearful of it \u2014 not fearful, that\u2019s the wrong word \u2014 I\u2019m cognizant of it; we need to embrace it. And I think as a Senator, who\u2019s going to solve the riddle here? I\u2019m a big community college, technical college fan. I don\u2019t know how to solve the riddle \u2014 the federal government will throw money at it, but I really have faith in people back home in solving this riddle. Community colleges, technical colleges can quickly flex to the needs of the day. My wife and I are both community college graduates, first-generation college students as well \u2014 huge fans of it. So, I think if you\u2019re a data entry person right now, and even if you\u2019re a legal aide, all those types of things like that, you better be figuring out what Plan B is. And I think our community colleges and technical colleges are the players. The interesting thought I had yesterday \u2014 we were discussing this amongst ourselves at lunch, and I said, \u2018Certainly the early-entry accountants and lawyers, those jobs will be taken over by AI. But how do we get seasoned lawyers and seasoned accountants if they don\u2019t start here?\u2019 So, if you\u2019re an accountant that\u2019s graduating, you\u2019ve got to figure out how you\u2019re going to get in that loop. Interpreting that data, I guess, and then giving it to your senior partners \u2014 you better be able to understand, once the data is assimilated, and be able to contribute to what this data means.\u201d\n\nOn AI data centers and whether Senator Marshall would support a statewide moratorium:\n\n\u201cYeah, people in Kansas are on fire against them, and several dozen counties have placed moratoriums on them. Certainly, it is a state issue\u2014 it\u2019s a county issue, really, a zoning issue. But I certainly support their moratoriums \u2014 I think they need to figure out the water issue and the electricity issue. I don\u2019t know why we would give them any tax breaks because they really don\u2019t bring a lot of jobs after they\u2019re built. I mean, once they\u2019re built, there\u2019s some maintenance to them as well. But I certainly don\u2019t want it to drive up other people\u2019s electricity costs, and I see that over and over. Panasonic came to Kansas, built this huge plant, and they had huge electricity needs, and guess what? Everyone around in that area has got increased rates because of the increased demand as well. So, we need to solve the energy problem. The closed-loop systems are going to make up for a lot of it as well. But Kansans are really upset about it, and I\u2019ve learned that we better listen and figure out. I wonder if, in the backdrop of this, they\u2019re really worried about the job issue, but we\u2019ll see how that plays out.\u201d\n\n\u201cOh, I think certainly that\u2019s not a Senate decision to make. I don\u2019t think if I were a governor I would push for that; I\u2019d rather try to keep the decisions local.\u201d\n\nOn federal AI legislation:\n\n\u201cPreemption is just impossible right now. I feel like Goldilocks \u2014 not too hot, not too cold, let\u2019s get it just right. You know, the big part of AI I\u2019m probably most concerned about is pornography, going after children, some of those types of things. I am ready to pass some type of legislation that would impact it from that standpoint, but that would probably be part of a bigger social media legislation. The quick thing I would say about AI is the national security side of this. And I really think that\u2019s what\u2019s going to drive Congress\u2019s decisions up here more than the job issue\u2014 I think we\u2019re going to quickly respond to this. When quantum computing becomes a real thing combined with AI, I think that foreign countries, terrorists, and our own government will be able to break down blockchain technology and encryption as well. So, I think that\u2019s my big fear\u2014 what terrorists could do to assault all the cyber issues as well. So, quantum\u2014 keep your eye on quantum computing; I think it\u2019s real. And again, the good part though is we\u2019re going to be able to do precision medicine, precision agriculture, all those types of things by using this quantum computing. Looking at your DNA\u2014 let\u2019s say you have hypertension\u2014 if I got a menu of medicines I can use for hypertension now, which one of those is the best one for your DNA? You have type 2 diabetes, which one of the GLP-1s will be best for you? Rather than traditionally, it\u2019s kind of like, \u2018Well, here\u2019s the recipe we start with,\u2019 and it might take us six months or a year to get it right.\u201d\n\nOn a possible HELP Committee chairmanship:\n\n\u201cSo, Lisa Murkowski would be in front of me as well\u2014 so they would have to give up their committee assignments. It would be a great honor, but certainly respect what Lisa and what Rand are going to do. But I think I have my experiences in the real world.\u201d\n\n\u201cSo, it\u2019s not just health\u2014 it\u2019s health, education, labor, and pensions. And more than being a doctor\u2014 I mentioned I ran a hospital; I\u2019ve overseen health departments. But the labor part of this\u2014 I was raised in a union town, I\u2019ve worked at refineries, so I think I understand a little bit more about the labor part of this. Education\u2014 I think being a first-generation college student, I have a special appreciation for education as well, and want to make sure that our public schools and our public universities and colleges survive through all these transitions as well. They need to become more efficient, but I think that those experiences in life have prepared me for this moment. And if I have the opportunity, again, why did I come here? I think you can impact the priorities on that committee, of all the priorities out there. My leadership skills, what I\u2019ve done, running a hospital, military experience, I think leadership is just so important right now. Picking up on all these things we\u2019re talking about today: where can government make a difference without overreaching?\u201d\n\nOn Senator Marshall\u2019s reelection and whether Republicans have done enough on the economy:\n\n\u201cI think just to be frank here, the Democrats have money to burn. They\u2019re able to raise money at the candidate level way beyond what we\u2019re able to for a whole lot of reasons, so I think they\u2019ve got the money to burn. They\u2019ll have a solid candidate as well. I\u2019m confident, but not cocky. But we\u2019ll run this to the finish line. We\u2019re assuming it\u2019ll be a tight race, and we\u2019re taking it for real.\u201d\n\n\u201cSo, I think we have, but the real issue is the price of gas. I\u2019ve never seen anything like this\u2014 that my numbers just go up or down with the price of gas. We could talk about the Working Family Tax Cuts\u2014 manufacturing is booming back home because of it, best cattle prices in my entire lifetime, really good jobs back home as well. It\u2019s one of the best economies I\u2019ve lived through. At the same time, there\u2019s a group of folks out there that\u2019s struggling. It\u2019s people my children\u2019s age, folks under the age of 40, the folks that graduated with large college debt; they didn\u2019t buy a house yet. And gas and groceries and living credit card to credit card is where they are right now. So, we need to continue to focus on the cost of living\u2014 which we did with our housing bill, and we\u2019re going to do today with our price tags bill as well. And then we got to get the price of gas down. And it\u2019s totally: can we get Iran wrapped up sooner than later, and get that price of gas down? Because we\u2019re energy independent, the price will come tumbling down if we just get this situation in Iran wrapped up.\u201d\n\nOn ending the war in Iran:\n\n\u201cYeah, you know, I think every day\u2019s a new day. I stay true to my goals from the beginning: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon; next, no boots on the ground. I hate war. My dad served, my brother served, I served, my son is serving now. We\u2019ve lost 18 soldiers now, and that\u2019s why President Eisenhower said, \u2018I hate war, as only a soldier who lived it can, with all its brutality, futility, and stupidity.\u2019 I\u2019m supporting our Commander-in-Chief; I\u2019m supporting our troops. If we\u2019re going to be there, we need to rip the band-aid off and get this done sooner than later. When will Iran finally capitulate? You\u2019re dealing with religious, irrational theocrats, so I just don\u2019t think Americans have an appreciation for how hard it is to deal with people that have no value for human life\u2014 especially women\u2019s lives, children\u2019s lives; they\u2019re murdering tens of thousands of Christians, and on and on. So, it\u2019s really day to day, and I just hope and pray. I just left a bipartisan prayer breakfast; there are about 24 of us that get together once a week like this, and of course one of our prayers is that these wars would end. But we cannot let Iran have nuclear weapons. And right now, the doctor in me says the benefits outweigh the risk. But I sure mourn the loss of those 18 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-23T07:31:02Z", "2026-07-23T07:32:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-ai-will-not-replace-us-it-will-assist-us/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3651899062097073, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}