Vice President JD Vance faced a Michigan mother’s complaints about a data center’s constant buzzing during a CBS News town hall in West Palm Beach, Florida, over the weekend. Vance responded that every data center company must become a “good community citizen.”
\n\nNewsWeek reports that the woman told Vance that a data center across the street from her home had made her family’s life miserable. “Even with our windows closed the buzzing could be heard throughout our home day and night 24/7,” she said. She described herself as a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit over the noise.
\n\nVance acknowledged the problem. “Well, it’s a great question and I want to assure you that we do very much care about communities like yours,” he said. When he learned her children’s ages, three months and 21 months, he said the situation could “cause real problems.” He added, “I really do care about this,” before elaborating: “We have a three-month-old exposed to constant noise. It can be a problem for everybody, especially mom sleeping, so I’m very mindful of that.”
\n\nVance pointed to the administration’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge as evidence of its approach. “We’ve effectively required the data centers to say before they…
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