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| https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/video-grassley-blasts-democrats-for-blocking-legislation-to-protect-families-from-data-center-energy-costs | VIDEO: Grassley Blasts Democrats for Blocking Legislation to Protect Families from Data Center Energy Costs | 2026-09-30 | 2026 | 2026-09 | Republican | Senate | IA | Chuck Grassley | G000386 | www.grassley.senate.gov | grassley | https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases | scraper | Click HERE for broadcast quality video. WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) blasted Senate Democrats for blocking overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation that would protect Americans from energy costs associated with data centers. Grassley is a cosponsor of Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Ratepayer Protection Act, which builds on President Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge signed by major tech and AI companies. The legislation encourages data centers to bring, buy or build their own energy without passing costs onto the community. This month, the House of Representatives approved the legislation with nearly unanimous, bipartisan support by a vote of 417-3. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) voted for the legislation. On Wednesday, the White House announced its support for the legislation. Iowa is home to some of the cheapest, cleanest and most predictable energy sources in the country, in part due to renewable energy and the long-standing partnership between Iowa’s utility companies and data center companies. Video and a transcript of Grassley's remarks are below. Broadcast quality video can be found HERE. VIDEO Many Iowans have asked me about data centers and their impact on energy costs. Republicans are taking action to protect Iowans from energy costs associated with data centers, all while supporting economic growth. Representatives Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Nunn, and Feenstra voted in the House of Representatives to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would require data centers to foot the bill for their own energy. Iowans shouldn’t pay the price for data centers’ energy needs. So, we have this bill, the Ratepayer Protection Act that would [support ensuring] that the homeowners don’t pay for the electricity that data centers use. Now, Democrats are against this bill, seemingly. They don’t get that common sense that this bill predicts. In fact, Senate Democrats have repeatedly blocked this bill that will lower energy costs for all Americans. Republicans will keep working to unleash American energy while bringing costs down for all Iowans. | 1 | 2026-10-01T11:23:28Z | 2026-10-01T11:25:15Z |