# Hawley Pushes National Data Center Moratorium A Week After Midterm Shellacking

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hawley-pushes-national-data-center-moratorium-a-week-after-midterm-shellacking/
- Published: 2026-11-12T19:04:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:55:48+00:00
- Original publisher: The Daily Caller (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/12/josh-hawley-national-data-center-moratorium-senate-republicans-midterms
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Hawley wants a national data centre moratorium.
- He proposes keeping it until protections against higher bills pass.
- Polls show widespread concern about nearby data centres and energy costs.

## Summary

Senator Josh Hawley is calling for a nationwide pause on new data centres until Congress guarantees they will not raise electricity bills for taxpayers. The Missouri Republican included the proposal in a five-point agenda for Senate Republicans, one week after Democrats’ strong midterm results; he is the first Republican senator reported to support a national moratorium.

Hawley’s other proposals are to defund Planned Parenthood, suspend the gas tax, fund rural hospitals and pass the SAVE America Act. Polling cited in the article found 76% of voters opposed a data centre near their community, while 53% were very concerned about utility costs; a separate Pew survey found 60% would be uncomfortable with a nearby facility. Experts disagree on the causes and remedies for higher bills, and a February bill from Hawley and Senator Richard Blumenthal to require new data centres to use power sources separate from the grid has made no progress in Congress.

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