{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-supports-ratepayer-protection-act/", "Ricketts Supports Ratepayer Protection Act", "2026-09-18", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "NE", "Pete Ricketts", "R000618", "www.ricketts.senate.gov", "ricketts", "https://www.ricketts.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list&pagenum=", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his support for the Ratepayer Protection Act. Senator Ricketts is a cosponsor of this legislation introduced by Senator Jon Husted (R-OH).\n\n\u201cNebraskans should not be responsible for footing the bill of data centers,\u201d said Sen. Ricketts. \u201cSenate Republicans know this and are pushing a bill that passed the House nearly unanimously to protect ratepayers. I am working to protect Nebraskans\u2019 wallets while Democrats blocked this commonsense legislation.\u201d\n\nThe Ratepayer Protection Act would require data centers to pay the full utility cost needed to serve them. It would prevent rate hikes for ratepayers in communities where data centers are developing.\n\n\u201cWe need to beat Communist China in the AI race. This bill would strengthen our national security and protect American families\u2019 wallets,\u201d said Ricketts.\n\nThe House of Representatives passed the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340) on September 16, 2026, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 417-3.", 1, "2026-09-26T09:43:57Z", "2026-09-26T09:44:55Z"]], "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://www.ricketts.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ricketts-supports-ratepayer-protection-act/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.550439978018403, "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"}