# Senate Democrats block Husted-led data center bill, calling it ‘toothless’

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- NBC News, 2026-09-30 17:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-block-sen-husted-led-bill-data-centers-calling-toothl-rcna600269

> Senate Democrats blocked a bill led by Sen. Jon Husted on Wednesday. The legislation sought to protect consumers from higher prices resulting from new data centers being built in their communities, but Democrats called it “toothless.”

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