{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-presses-trump-administration-data-center-impacts-secures", "Rep. McBride Presses Trump Administration on Data Center Impacts, Secures Commitment to Explore Funding for Liquid Cooling Technologies", "2026-01-15", "2026", "2026-01", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2014 During a Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee hearing entitled \"Advancing America\u2019s AI Action Plan,\u201d Delaware\u2019s Congresswoman Sarah McBride pressed the Trump administration on the growing impact of data centers on local communities and highlighted the need for smarter, more sustainable infrastructure solutions \u2014 including liquid cooling technologies developed in Delaware.\n\nDuring her questioning of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios, Rep. McBride raised concerns that she has heard directly from Delawareans about data centers, \u201cbeing constructed in their communities, straining our energy and water supply and increasing the cost of utilities for all of us.\u201d\n\nMcBride emphasized her work to advance innovation developed in Delaware that can reduce those impacts, noting that she has \u201cfought for funding and legislation aimed at developing liquid cooling technologies produced in my state of Delaware that will ensure data centers are smaller and more environmentally friendly,\u201d adding that these technologies could \u201cshrink physical data center footprints by as much as 60% and cut energy consumption by as much as 90%.\u201d\n\nIn response, Director Kratsios acknowledged the importance of improving data center efficiency and signaled support for investments in liquid cooling technologies.\n\n\u201cI don't know the specifics about the liquid cooling, but at first glance, that sounds amazing,\u201d said Director Kratsios. \u201cLet's figure out who's working on that and, and, and get some funding towards it.\u201d\n\nRep. McBride welcomed the response and expressed interest in continued collaboration. The exchange underscores Rep. McBride\u2019s ongoing efforts to center Delaware communities in national AI and infrastructure policy \u2014 pushing for innovation that lowers costs, protects local resources, and ensures that technological progress benefits everyday Americans.\n\nThe full interaction can be viewed here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T15:05:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-presses-trump-administration-data-center-impacts-secures"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3257090467959642, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}