Sherrod Brown: “I heard directly from Ohio farmers seeking assurance that they can safely plant and sell their cattle and their crops.”

The frustrating thing is that this shouldn’t be controversial. We’re talking about basic consumer protection here.

Ohioans shouldn’t be forced to subsidize these costs and Ohioans — not Jon Husted and his billionaire friends — should get to decide if data centers are built in their community.

wildfires are a significant threat to rural communities, and I support efforts to bring down the cost of forest treatments that would help protect these communities. This amendment, though, just uses those rural communities as a prop in…

I’ll require the data centers to pay the full cost of their own electricity — not you,