Washington, Sept. 17 -- Congressman Bob Latta issued the following press release:

Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5), Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed legislation to protect Americans from rising costs due to data centers: "Yesterday's passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act is a significant step forward in protecting American families from rising costs associated with data center development, and I was proud to move this legislation through the Energy Subcommittee.

"Across the country, communities are seeing proposals for new data centers that will bring valuable economic growth, but also raise important questions about how these facilities wi...