Global Politics Report Editorial
House Democrat: Rein in data centers without losing tech race to China
Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (Va.), whose own district lies in a hotbed of data center activity, pushed to rein them in on Thursday, but not enough where the U.S. would lose the technology race to China. “The reality is, if we want to grow and develop some of these emerging technologies like AI and others,…
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Source: The Hill
Politics desk: Congress
Published: Aug. 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM ET
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Original source: The Hill