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Schumer Moves to Block Husted Ratepayer Protection Act

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC · How we work

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) seeks to block Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will file a cloture motion Monday to move the bill forward on Wednesday.
The House approved Husted’s bill 417-3 on Sept. 16, with three House Democrats voting against it.
A YouGov poll of 1,000 Ohio likely voters found 75% oppose local data-center construction.
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has spent more than $430,000 on online ads targeting data-center issues.

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) seeks to block Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will file a cloture motion Monday to move the bill forward on Wednesday.
The House approved Husted’s bill 417-3 on Sept. 16, with three House Democrats voting against it.
A YouGov poll of 1,000 Ohio likely voters found 75% oppose local data-center construction.
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has spent more than $430,000 on online ads targeting data-center issues.