Election Clash Over Data Centers Hits Senate as GOP Bill Blocked
A midterm election fight over data centers and surging electricity costs erupted in the Senate Wednesday with lawmakers trading accusations of political opportunism.
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led bill intended to restrict lawmakers from buying and trading individual stocks, turning down a procedural vote after GOP leaders attached a voter identification (Voter I.D.) requirement to the legislation.
A midterm election fight over data centers and surging electricity costs erupted in the Senate Wednesday with lawmakers trading accusations of political opportunism.
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.
Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rulesThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a…
A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate, with Democrats saying the restrictions don't go far enough and pushing back against a voter ID provision.