Tech in DC: SEC Chair Atkins, Speaker Johnson & Senator Warren 9/29/26

Sep 29, 2026 · 48m

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On this episode

Andrew Ross SorkinHost
BQBecky QuickHost
JKJoe KernenHost
MJMike JohnsonGuest
PAPaul AtkinsGuest
SWSenator Elizabeth WarrenGuest

About this episode

As tech titans head to the White House for a meeting, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) discusses his expectations for the meeting, the future of AI guardrails, and the upcoming midterm elections. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is zeroing in on big tech’s tax breaks and the AI data center build out. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins responds to Anthropic’s “existential risk to humanity” in its IPO prospectus. Chair Atkins underscores his own mission to keep America’s IPO market strong. Paul Atkins - 08:30 Speaker Mike Johnson - 20:26 Sen. Elizabeth Warren - 38:35 In this episode: Paul Atkins, @SECPaulAtkins Rep. Mike Johnson, @SpeakerJohnson Sen. Elizabeth Warren, @SenWarren Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky…