Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has asked Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to rewrite the controversial artificial intelligence (AI) provision in President Trump’s tax package, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) told reporters Thursday.

Cruz and Cantwell (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, met with the Senate parliamentarian Wednesday night, a source familiar with the conversations confirmed. During this conversation, the parliamentarian expressed concerns the provision may violate the Senate’s reconciliation procedural rules, Cantwell said.

When asked whether Cruz is being asked to rewrite it, Cantwell told Politico, "That's what was the last night request from, I think, from the Parliamentarian. Or, well, I mean, I don’t know what they said, but yeah, that's what's going on."

Under its current language, the........

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