Give local governments tools to assess data center proposals

Cline supports federal transparency measures that would give local governments information and tools to assess data center proposals. He says local and state governments, in consultation with residents, should make decisions about projects and their effects, including water use and electricity bills.

Context: Cline’s comments were reported in connection with a planned data center in Botetourt County; the passage does not identify a specific federal transparency measure.

In their own words

I support transparency at the federal level that would give folks at the local level the tools they need to make the right decisions for them.

The source

Ben Cline: 2026 congressional candidate survey

Published: 9/21/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026