Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called for a federal data center moratorium as part of a broad list of GOP priorities over the next six weeks, becoming the first Republican in the Senate to join Democrats in backing such a policy.

“Senate Republicans trying to figure out what to do in the next 6 weeks?” Hawley wrote on X. “Here you go: DEFUND Planned Parenthood MORATORIUM on data centers SUSPEND the gas tax FUND rural hospitals SAVE AMERICA ACT.”

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