WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) -- President Trump signed an executive order this week aimed at limiting states' abilities to regulate artificial intelligence, with Trump saying he believes the AI industry can't excel under a patchwork of state regulations. "We have big investment coming. But if they had to get 50 different approvals from 50 different states, you could forget it because it's not possible to do," President Trump said Thursday. Trump believes one uniform, federal framework would help the U.S. win the AI arms race. "Not doing this would be the greatest gift to China and other countries," he said. The order also threatens to restrict certain funding to states with AI laws, and creates an "AI Litigation Task Force" to challenge state AI laws, excluding those related to child safety protections. Indiana Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) supports the order. "I don't think states should have the ability to regulate an AI," Rep. Stutzman said. "That way we put America at the forefront and leading on that issue rather than being divided amongst ourselves." But limiting states when it comes to AI hasn't proven popular in Congress. A measure that would have banned states from regulating AI for 10 years was removed from the Big Beautiful Bill over the summer. And recent efforts to include a provision barring states from regulating AI in the annual defense spending bill failed, too. "We took that provision out. I think it's pandering to AI companies," Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA) said. Rep. Vindman, who disagrees with Trump's order, says Congress does need to regulate AI. "We're going to need to find a balance for appropriate regulation for this industry," Vindman said. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries added that he doesn't think the order is legal. "And ultimately it's going to get struck down in court," Jeffries said.