Beethoven / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Archive U.S. Capitol exterior, March 2018, resized; not Sunday’s announcement
President Donald Trump urged senators Sunday evening to support the American Affordability and Jobs Act, saying the permitting legislation would speed energy projects and require data centers to build and pay for their own electricity.
“I am urging all Senators to vote for The American Affordability and Jobs Act (S. 5653)!” Trump wrote in a 7:05 p.m. Eastern post on Truth Social. He called the measure a win for U.S. energy independence and urged supporters to contact their senators.
The president said the bill would put his energy agenda into law and allow pipelines, mines and power plants to be built faster. He argued that the changes would lower energy costs for families and create high-paying jobs. Those are the benefits Trump claimed for the legislation, rather than results already delivered by it.
Trump also tied the bill to his position on the electricity demands of data centers. “This Legislation also codifies my RATEPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE, ensuring Data Centers build and pay for their own Electricity, and help invest in their local communities,” he wrote.
The post framed data-center construction as an issue of international competition, with Trump arguing that China would welcome facilities the United States did not want. He pressed senators to vote yes but did not announce that the measure had passed.
The appeal puts permitting and responsibility for data-center electricity costs together in Trump’s push for Senate action. His post was an endorsement of the legislation, not an announcement that new permitting rules or ratepayer protections were already in force.
JBizNews Desk | Washington
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