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Spencer Cox: “We have an obligation, I think every state has an obligation…”

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference

Published | Video Starts at 15:51

The dangers that that poses. And what happens if an adversarial nation gets ahead of us in this space is something that we should all be worried about. And so We have an obligation, I think every state has an obligation when it comes to this space to allow these types of data centers to be built in their states. We have to do this. We can't just say no and shut the doors and go home and let China win this technology race. So that just can't be an option. (15:51–16:05)

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Asserts that states have an obligation to allow data centers to be built.

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