The inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit held Tuesday at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), organized by Republican Sen. Dave McCormick,

Sen. David McCormick (R-Pa.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss what's going on at the Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Washington Examiner breaking news reporter David Zimmermann suggested Pennsylvania could join the movement among red states to develop more energy infrastructure. Alabama, Ohio, and South Carolina are the latest states to draft legislation on energy production since President Donald Trump took office.

U.S. Sen. David McCormick kicked off the summit on artificial intelligence and energy by pledging to unveil tens of billions of dollars in investment while staking Pennsylvania’s claim on leading the two industries.

Pennsylvania’s national competitiveness as a hub for AI and energy technology brought the nation’s top decision-makers to Carnegie Mellon University July 15 for the inaugural Energy and Innovation Summit.

White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks was speaking in Pittsburgh as part of a panel discussion titled “The AI Race and How to Win It.”