On Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) responded to Senate Democrats blocking the Ratepayer Protection Act by characterizing the legislation, which she, along with 205 other House Democrats, voted for two weeks prior as “too little,
Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and “toothless,” though the legislation passed the House with significant bipartisan support. The Democrats did not provide the Ratepayer Protection Act the 60 votes needed to overcome the filibuster, blocking it in a procedural vote on…
‘They Are the Party of Data Centers’ Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) has some major data center skeletons in his closet...
The bill's failure nonetheless gives Republicans a new line of attack against Democrats in the closing weeks of the Nov. 3 midterm election campaigns.
A bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy costs failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, falling victim to an election-year clash on how best to address a growing concern.
The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to protect consumers from costs of data centers, failed to reach the necessary 60 votes in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, despite near-unanimous support in the House. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, who faces a special election in November. The bill came close in a 57-43...
Senate Democrats blocked a bill on Wednesday meant to shield households from energy costs tied to data centers, denying Republicans a win ahead of the midterm elections. The Ratepayer Protection Act, sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), fell three votes short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster and begin debate. All but four…
