斯克兰顿市长、民主党候选人Paige Cognetti在宾夕法尼亚州第8众议院选区投放电视广告，矛头指向人工智能数据中心项目。[1]该广告投放成本约20万美元，初期播放周期为两周。[1]Cognetti在广告中批评大型科技公司隐瞒信息并获得税收优惠，声称这些企业推高了电费。[1]她在广告中表示："大科技公司需要自行承担成本，不能躲在保密协议后面。没有税收减免。不要提高我们的电费，不要污染我们的水源。要聘用本地工会劳工。"以及"这是我们的家。我们不会被出卖。"[1]
这次广告宣传旨在挑战共和党新任众议员Rob Bresnahan。该选区被视为民主党收回众议院控制权的重点目标。[1]Bresnahan于6月提出《地方控制保护法案》，旨在限制公司就地方分区决定提起诉讼的权利，但该法案至今尚未出委员会或获得共同提案人支持。[1]去年，特朗普和副总统JD Vance访问了该选区。[1]
Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton and Democratic candidate, has unveiled a television advertising campaign targeting artificial intelligence data centers in her bid to unseat Republican Representative Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania's competitive eighth congressional district [1]. The ads, which will run for two weeks with a budget of approximately $200,000, criticize major technology companies for concealing information, securing tax incentives, and driving up electricity costs [1].
In the advertisements, Cognetti directly addresses the contentious issue, stating: "Big Tech needs to pay their own way. Not hide behind NDAs. No tax breaks. Don't raise our electric bills, don't poison our water. And hire local, union labor" and emphasizing "This is our home. We are not for sale." [1]
Bresnahan introduced the Local Control Protection Act in June, legislation designed to restrict companies' ability to file lawsuits challenging local zoning decisions [1]. However, the bill has not advanced out of committee or secured co-sponsor support [1]. The district has drawn national political attention, with former President Trump and Vice President JD Vance visiting the area in the previous year [1].