Republicans Fall Short On Last-Ditch Affordability Push

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“Senate Republicans made a late push to show voters they were trying to rein in the high costs of living but the legislation failed to advance, as polls signal their control of the chamber could be in jeopardy in November’s midterm elections,” the Wall Street Journal reports.“The Republican bill related to artificial-intelligence data centers was blocked Wednesday by Democrats, who dismissed it as the product of a desperate political exercise, and no votes are planned on issues such as suspending the gas tax. The AI measure’s failure allows Republicans to paint Democrats as obstructionists but deprives them of a legislative win to run on as they head home to campaign.”CNN: Democrats block data centers bill, derailing Senate GOP bid to act on affordability ahead of midterms.