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Thune Keeps Senate in Session as Insulin Bill Advances

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC · How we work

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) kept the Senate in session rather than adjourning early.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) urged prioritizing a $35 insulin cap and suspending the gas tax.
Republican Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) faces a vote on a data-center electricity bill in Ohio.
Sixty-nine percent of likely Ohio voters say data centers hurt home energy costs.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called Husted’s data-center bill “a fraud.”

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) kept the Senate in session rather than adjourning early.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) urged prioritizing a $35 insulin cap and suspending the gas tax.
Republican Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) faces a vote on a data-center electricity bill in Ohio.
Sixty-nine percent of likely Ohio voters say data centers hurt home energy costs.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called Husted’s data-center bill “a fraud.”