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Daily on Energy: Data center bill sponsor responds to leftwing calls for a ban — Donald Trump | ChamberLight
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Rep. Gabe Evans defended his Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require large data centers to cover specified energy infrastructure costs, ahead of a House floor vote. He rejected calls for a ban, arguing that the United States needs data-center infrastructure to compete with China.
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Energy secretary who commented on fuel prices and was reported to have overseen energy agreements in Venezuela.
Named among lawmakers who have called for a data-center ban.
Named among lawmakers who have called for a data-center ban.
Democratic co-sponsor of Evans’s bill.
Opposed the bill and called for a national moratorium on data centers.
Named among lawmakers who have called for a data-center ban.
ALSO MENTIONED Ho K. Nieh, Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman who said the agency’s rules overhaul would continue into the following year.
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Energy secretary who commented on fuel prices and was reported to have overseen energy agreements in Venezuela.
Named among lawmakers who have called for a data-center ban.
Named among lawmakers who have called for a data-center ban.
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Opposed the bill and called for a national moratorium on data centers.
Named among lawmakers who have called for a data-center ban.
ALSO MENTIONED Ho K. Nieh, Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman who said the agency’s rules overhaul would continue into the following year.
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