Protest targets Schumer over data center deal
The gist
Protesters plan to gather outside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's Brooklyn home over a data center permitting bill.
The bill needs Democratic votes in a Monday procedural vote.
How it unfolded
- Sep 2026The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is introduced in the Senate by Sens. Capito, Whitehouse, Lee and Heinrich and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Nov 3, 2026A protest event listing urges people to send a message to Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries: "Stop the Dirty Data Center Deal!"
- Nov 4, 2026Schumer speaks at a news conference in Washington, DC, a day after Democrats won control of the Senate in the midterms.
Key terms
- procedural vote
- A parliamentary vote on a process or motion, such as ending debate, rather than on the substance of a bill.
- FERC
- An independent U.S. agency regulating interstate transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas, plus pipeline and hydropower licensing.
- tribal sovereignty
- The inherent authority of Indigenous tribes in the United States to govern themselves within U.S. borders.
Source: Wikipedia