House Passes Key Bill In Nod To Trump Admin
The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would make it easier to get federal permits to build infrastructure for AI projects. The bill, known as the SPEED Act, garners support from major tech companies such as OpenAI, Micron, and Microsoft.
Advertisement The bill passed the House by a vote of 218 – 213, despite a conservative revolt that almost killed it in a procedural vote. The Senate will now look at the bill, and it will probably be part of a bigger discussion about changing the rules for permits.
SPEED Act supporters say the U.S. must beat China and other global rivals to be the top AI leader.
Advertisement “The electricity we will need to power AI computing for civilian and military use is a national imperative,” said Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., the bill’s sponsor and chair of the House Natural Resources Committee.
The SPEED Act would reform the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal reviews for projects that would affect the environment
The SPEED Act would reform the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal reviews for projects that would affect the environment.
The SPEED Act would shorten the current six-year statute of limitations for NEPA litigation to 150 days and tighten the deadlines for NEPA reviews.
Advertisement Recent permitting delays for Democratic-backed clean energy projects have garnered bipartisan support for permitting reform.
As AI has become a major industry and power hungry data centers have put more strain on the electric grid, pressure has grown on Congress to take action
As AI has become a major industry and power-hungry data centers have put more strain on the electric grid, pressure has grown on Congress to take action.
The SPEED Act would enable the United States to be “nimble enough to build what we need, when we need it,” according to Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, the bill’s Democratic cosponsor.
However, the majority of Democrats opposed the SPEED Act and insisted that any permitting bill reverse President Donald Trump’s efforts to stifle offshore wind and other renewable energy sources.
The GOP leadership’s insertion of language to exempt Trump’s attempts to block renewables from provisions in the SPEED Act that would limit the White House’s ability to arbitrarily yank permits it dislikes intensified Democratic resistance
The GOP leadership’s insertion of language to exempt Trump’s attempts to block renewables from provisions in the SPEED Act that would limit the White House’s ability to arbitrarily yank permits it dislikes intensified Democratic resistance.
During a procedural vote on the House floor, conservatives opposed to renewable energy demanded concessions in exchange for their votes, leading to the addition of the amendment.
“That provision codifies a broken permitting status quo. I look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle in the Senate to craft a bipartisan product that can become law,” said Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., who supports permitting reform but opposed the SPEED Act.
Tech Force,” a new initiative announced by the Trump administration this month, will employ roughly 1,000 engineers and other experts to work on artificial intelligence infrastructure and other technology projects across the federal government
The “U.S. Tech Force,” a new initiative announced by the Trump administration this month, will employ roughly 1,000 engineers and other experts to work on artificial intelligence infrastructure and other technology projects across the federal government.
According to an official government website, participants will commit to a two-year employment program where they will work with teams that directly report to agency leaders in “collaboration with leading technology companies.”
According to the website, these “private sector partners” include Amazon Web Services, Apple, Google, Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, Palantir, Salesforce, and many more.
As it vies with China for supremacy in the quickly expanding field, the Trump administration is putting more effort into building America’s AI infrastructure, according to the Tech Force
As it vies with China for supremacy in the quickly expanding field, the Trump administration is putting more effort into building America’s AI infrastructure, according to the Tech Force.
Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a national AI policy framework, which industry leaders opposed, states creating their own regulations, the initiative was unveiled.
After completing their two terms, Tech Force members are eligible to apply for full-time positions with companies that have agreed to hire program alumni. Employees of the private partners may also be nominated to serve periods in the government.
Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor recently told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
“We’re trying to reshape the workforce to make sure we have the right talent on the right problems,” U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor recently told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
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“Daddy… do I cost too much?”
Callum Calder froze.
His four-year-old daughter stood beside the kitchen table, three quarters clenched in her tiny fist.
She was trying to slip them into the front pocket of his work bag without him noticing.
“Sweetheart, what is this for?”
Sadie lowered her eyes.
She had started doing that lately whenever she thought she had done something wrong.
Callum still didn’t know where she had learned to brace for trouble before anyone even raised their voice.
“The cookie,” she whispered.
“And my bath.”
At the sink, Ivy stopped moving.
The dish towel remained frozen in her hands.
They had already left Walter and Diane’s house.
Two weeks earlier, they had packed the car in a rush and driven away.
It had started with something as small as Sadie reaching for a second cookie.
Then came the screaming.
Then Diane slapped the back of Sadie’s hand hard enough to make her cry.
Another night, Diane snatched away Sadie’s bowl of noodles while she was still eating.
The food spilled down the front of the little girl’s shirt.
And Diane told her four-year-old granddaughter she hadn’t “earned” the right to finish dinner.
Callum had driven away from his childhood home with Ivy and Sadie in the back seat believing one thing:
Getting them out would be enough.
Those two months with his parents had only been temporary.
A way to save money while their apartment leases overlapped.
Callum thought distance would undo whatever damage had been done there.
Then his four-year-old daughter stood in their new kitchen holding seventy-five cents—
trying to pay her own father for a cookie and a bath.
And Callum realized leaving that house had only removed Sadie from the place that hurt her.
It hadn’t removed the fear that place had taught her.
👉👉 I’ve exceeded the character limit, so please read the rest of the episode in the comments below.
If you don’t see it, click “All comments.” 👇👇👇
