Ratepayer Protection Act
The Senate considered the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill concerning data centers. Senator Schumer, a Democrat, spoke against it, saying it does not require data center companies to pay for the costs they impose on nearby communities and sets no mandatory safety rules for artificial intelligence. He urged the Senate to reject the bill and instead pass a Democratic alternative that would make these companies cover their own costs and set strong, mandatory AI safety standards. He also referred to a recent White House AI summit, saying it produced no federal guardrails against catastrophic risk and no signal that the administration plans to act.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .
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