Sheldon Whitehouse: “The likelihood is about the same [for being audited] due to dramatic budget cuts”

If we can pass this bill, we will flood the grid with clean, affordable energy and make data centers start paying their fair share.

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.

We need more clarity on that, and when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.

Most of the dealbreaker humps we’re over, but now it’s refining the language, taking raw agreements into legislative texts and figuring out what schedule for voting succeeds.