Senate Democrats Block Data Center Bill

“Senate Democrats closed the door Thursday to any significant data center legislation passing Congress before the midterms,” Punchbowl News reports.

“By blocking Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-OH) unanimous consent request to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) all but ensured lawmakers will go home without acting on an issue worrying a lot of voters.”

“This was a tricky situation for Democrats. They could risk looking bad for blocking a proposal that nearly every House Democrat voted for Wednesday. Or, they could hand Husted a win on the defining issue of his reelection fight against former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).”

“Democrats chose the former, although they deny it has anything to do with politics.”