Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Bill to Pause New U.S. Data Centers
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Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced a bill to suspend construction of new data centers in the United States until Congress sets rules on electricity prices, environmental harm, and community approval. The legislation faces an uncertain path: the White House is under Republican control, the president may veto it, and Democrats remain divided over a full freeze. Although Democrats control Congress, which somewhat improves the bill's chances of passage, presidential veto power and internal party disagreement are still the main obstacles.
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- Bernie Sanders
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- introduced a bill to pause
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- new US data center projects until Congress writes rules on electricity bills, environmental harm, and community approval
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- Nov 6, 09:07
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Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill to pause new U.S. data center projects until Congress sets rules on electricity costs, environmental harm, and community approval. Democratic control of Congress improves its odds, but a presidential veto could kill it and Democrats are split. Nasdaq fell 6.36%, Nvidia dropped 9%, and Broadcom fell 10%. OpenAI pledged to pay full power and infrastructure bills at sites it owns and operates.
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