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Tom Tiffany: “We would make sure that people's utility rates do not go up.”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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WisPolitics-State Affairs Luncheon: GOP Congressman Tom Tiffany

Published | Video Starts at 23:58

So I would take away those subsidies that are going to data centers. I would propose to do that we would not convert productive farmland that is being subsidized for data centers. We would make sure that people's utility rates do not go up. And I think we should protect residential homeowners as well as existing businesses. I mean, it's really unfair for an existing business if they use a lot of electricity and their rates are driven up by someone that's coming in new. (23:58–24:03)

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Asserts intention to prevent utility rate increases due to data centers.

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