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Remove Chuck Schumer From Leadership Over OpenAI Conflict of Interest

To: Sen. Padilla, Rep. Chu, Sen. Schiff

From: A verified voter in Pasadena, CA

September 7

Chuck Schumer must step down from Senate leadership. OpenAI just hired his daughter, Jessica Schumer, as its lead government outreach official for the Northeast — at the exact moment Congress is actively debating how to regulate the AI industry. That is a direct conflict of interest, and it disqualifies him from any leadership role over AI policy or related legislation. This isn't a technicality. Schumer is Senate Minority Leader, one of the most powerful positions in Congress. His daughter is now a paid advocate for one of the most powerful companies lobbying Capitol Hill. Any vote, negotiation, or procedural decision he influences on AI regulation is now tainted. Constituents deserve a leader whose decisions aren't shaped by his family's financial relationships with the industries he oversees. Step down from leadership now.

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