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Bipartisan commission rejects universal basic income as policy response.

Jericho Casper

Jun 11, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo by Greg Nash/The Hill.

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2026 – Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo rejected universal basic income as the desired response to artificial intelligence-driven workforce disruption.

Speaking at a Thursday event, Raimondo said the goal is for Americans to “flourish and prosper with work, by the way, not with a universal basic income, but dignified work.”

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