Gabe Evans

Mr. Speaker, Greeting · 8 wordsI thank the chairman for yielding me time.Greeting Mr. Speaker, Greeting · 16 wordsI rise today in support of my bipartisan bill with Representative Castor, the Ratepayer Protection Act.¹Greeting Claims · 52 wordsAmerica is in a period of incredible growth. Manufacturing jobs are returning to our shores. We are investing in American energy again. We are leading the charge for technological innovation. With that growth, our demand for energy is also skyrocketing, and some people have very understandable reservations and questions about data centers. Reasoning · 46 wordsThe future, however, is binary: Unearned certaintyEither we build out our power systems to meet that demand, or we become dependent on other countries, like Communist China, for our daily needs, to include digital infrastructure that stores Americans’ consumer data, financial data, healthcare data, and personal data. Claims · 48 wordsHardworking Coloradans in my district do want economic growth, and they do not want the Chinese Communist Party handling their sensitive information. They want responsible development practices, but they see the need for massive investments in our energy systems and wonder who is going to pay for it. Procedure · 7 wordsThis bill answers that question very clearly.Procedure Claims · 19 wordsLarge-load data centers must cover the full costs of any system upgrades they require, not families or small businesses. Reasoning · 25 wordsWe cannot accelerate this growth on the backs of Americans who are working hard to pay their electric bills at the end of the month. Claims · 34 wordsThe Ratepayer Protection Act also gives States and local communities a voice to implement these principles and protect community members from rising utility bills. This bill passed unanimously in the Energy and Commerce Committee.² Positioning · 4 wordsIt is common sense.Positioning Claims · 36 wordsIt keeps costs low for Americans and helps us build the energy backbone required to compete and win in the AI race and to keep Americans’ digital information here in the United States, not in China. Madam Speaker, Greeting · 8 wordsI am grateful it is being considered today.Greeting The ask · 8 wordsI urge my colleagues to support this bill.