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Husted sponsored the AI data-center bill Republicans presented as an affordability response, but the measure was voted down.

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TAP FOR WHYSenate Republicans’ AI data-center bill, sponsored by Jon Husted as an affordability response, was voted down, leaving the party without a legislative win before the midterms. The article links the failure to Republicans’ difficulty addressing cost-of-living concerns.
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20 OUTLETSOutlets agree that the Senate did not advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, which Jon Husted promoted to address data-center electricity costs. Left-leaning outlets stress that the bill offered limited protections and connect Husted’s push to his reelection prospects. Center outlets focus on the vote and lawmakers’ dispute over whether the bill would meaningfully address those costs, with some noting its election stakes. Right-leaning outlets generally present it as a Republican bid to lower electricity bills blocked by Democrats, though some coverage notes the bill’s limits.
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