Candidates Outline Differences on Data Centers, Health Care, and Prices in 9th District Race
Candidates Morgan Griffith and Joy Powers discussed data center policy as part of the Virginia 9th Congressional District race. Griffith opposed a moratorium, while Powers supported a temporary pause until federal guidelines are established to protect ratepayers.
Republican Rep. Morgan Griffith and Democratic challenger Joy Powers outlined differing views on data centers during their Virginia 9th Congressional District campaign. Griffith argued that the federal government should protect utility ratepayers but opposed a moratorium on data center development.
Powers called for a temporary moratorium on large data center projects until federal guidelines are created for what she described as major corporations. The segment also covered the candidates' positions on rural health care and the cost of everyday life, but it did not identify a specific data center project, developer or local permitting action.