Trump is talking with Senate's Thune about bill to cut data-center electricity costsPresident Donald Trump said on Friday he is engaging with Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune about bringing to the floor a bill aimed at protecting households from electricity cost increases tied to the expansion of data centers.Reuters17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyJohn ThuneHR 9340data center electricity cost bill
New Mexico Democrat blocks bipartisan bill aimed toward protecting taxpayers from data center costsSen. Martin Heinrich blocked an effort to fast-track the bill through the Senate, arguing the bill does not go far enough to protect taxpayers from the costs of data centers.Salt Lake City Deseret News17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyMartin HeinrichHR 9340ratepayer protection act blockade
Dem Sen Blocks Bill to Make States Hold Hearings on Making Data Centers PaySen. Jon Husted's (R-OH) effort to unanimously pass a bill that would urge states to consider forcing tech companies to cover increased electricity costs associated with data centers was blocked by Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), with the Democrat arguing that the legislation does not go far enough.Breitbart News Network17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyMartin HeinrichJon HustedHR 9340ratepayer protection act vote
Data center bill to lower Americans' energy costs blocked by DemocratA top Democrat thwarted Republican-led Senate legislation that attempted to prevent Americans from paying high energy costs associated with data centers, despite the bill getting overwhelming bipartisan support in the House the day before.Spokane Spokesman-Review17d agoWhole story →PlanetTechnologyHR 9340ratepayer protection act block
Single Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected to Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act.New York Post17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyMartin HeinrichJon HustedHR 9340ratepayer protection act blockade
The House Passed a Bill To Curb The Cost Of AI Data Centers. A Senator Is Saying It Doesn't Go Far Enough.Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich blocked the proposal after its sponsor sought unanimous consent to quickly vote it without a roll call.International Business Times17d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyMartin HeinrichHR 9340house passes hr 9340
