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Democrats block data center electricity bill, calling it 'toothless'
Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and "toothless," though the legislation passed the House with significant bipartisan support. The Democrats did not provide the Ratepayer Protection Act with the 60 votes needed to overco
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Most outlets converge on the Senate Democrats blocking a GOP-backed data center bill that was framed as addressing consumer electricity costs, and several also use the word “toothless” from Democratic criticism. CBS News, NBC News, The Hill, and The Guardian all foreground the data center angle, while CNBC and the New York Times split the coverage by pairing or contrasting it with a separate stock-trading bill. The Hill is the only outlet here to mention a live-updates format and to tie the vote to a broader Senate vote sequence.
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