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Senators Split Over Bill Addressing Data Center Power Costs

Ossoff voted to advance the measure and said it was worthy of debate.

Senators Split Over Bill Addressing Data Center Power Costs
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This article1 analysis · Oct 3, 2026
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Four Senate Democrats voted to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, breaking with party leadership over how data centers should pay for power costs. The disagreement centers on whether regulators should decide whether data centers cover those costs or the law should require them to pay.

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Jon Ossoff D · GA · SEN
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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Senator who voted to advance the bill and defended allowing it to be debated

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Amy Klobuchar
D · MN · SEN

Senator who voted to advance the bill

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Maggie Hassan
D · NH · SEN

Senator who voted to advance the bill

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Raphael G. Warnock
D · GA · SEN

Senator who voted to advance the bill

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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader who criticized Democrats’ opposition to the bill

Jon Husted
R · OH · SEN

Senator and sponsor of the bill

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate Minority Leader who opposed the bill as insufficient

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Four Senate Democrats Decline to Block Data Center Bill
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