Single Senate Dem torpedoes bipartisan data center power bill after House passes it 417-3
WASHINGTON, A lone Senate Democrat blocked a bipartisan bill Thursday meant to make big tech companies pay for new infrastructure that will
WASHINGTON — A lone Senate Democrat blocked a bipartisan bill Thursday meant to make big tech companies pay for new infrastructure that will power massive AI data centers. Sen.
Martin Heinrich (D-NM) objected to Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) effort to fast-track the Ratepayer Protection Act just one day after the House overwhelmingly approved the measure, 417-3.
First reported by New York Post.
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