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WASHINGTON – House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today secured authorization for $50,000,000 in water infrastructure projects in Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair Counties in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026. The legislation now heads to the Senate for further consideration. “When you turn on the tap, you expect clean, safe drinking water to come out,” Chairwoman McClain said. “But as many families in Michigan know, aging infrastructure means we can’t take that for granted. This $50 million authorization will help communities upgrade the water s

Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act Passes 417–3, advancing Fitzpatrick’s broader push to make data center growth accountable to families and communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — After months of pushing for stronger protections around rapidly expanding data center development, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) marked a major bipartisan breakthrough in that effort as the House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340) by an overwhelming 417–3 vote. The legislation, cosponsored by Fitzpatrick, would help ensure that the extraordinary energy infrastructure costs driven by large-scale data cen

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure (CHARGE) Act. The legislation would require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how transmission lines operating at 750 kilovolts or greater affect human health, livestock, and crop yields. “Residents in Darke and Miami Counties have raised concerns with me about proposed plans to build transmission lines near their homes and farms,” said Davidson. “The federal assessment Congress commissioned is more than 25 years old, and residents deser