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Bill Lowering Public Cost Of Data Centers Fails In The Senate

He blocked the Senate attempt to pass the bill, saying he favored a stronger approach to regulating data centers.

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Bill Lowering Public Cost Of Data Centers Fails In The Senate
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The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act 417-3, but Sen. Martin Heinrich blocked an attempt to pass it by unanimous consent in the Senate. Heinrich said he favored a stronger approach to regulating data centers; his own bill also did not receive unanimous consent. [IDs omitted from prose per schema]

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Martin HeinrichD-New Mexico
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