Mark R. Warner: “I strongly support cracking down on stock trading by members of Congress and making sure no public official can use…”

“To actually get costs down, increase transparency, and get these data centers to use clean energy we need legislation with real teeth, real requirements, and real consequences.

“Across Virginia and across the country, communities near a data center are being saddled with high utility costs and serious concerns regarding the strain on local natural resources. Unfortunately, the Ratepayer Protection Act falls short…

Preventing members of Congress from profiting off their public service should be something both parties can agree on.

I remain ready to work across the aisle to strengthen our ethics laws and crack down on congressional stock trading, without using that effort as a vehicle to rewrite our nation’s voting laws.