President Biden is slated to deliver remarks Thursday announcing billions of dollars in federal investments for climate-friendly energy in rural America during a visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin.
During the stop in Westby, Wis., Biden will announce $7.3 billion in funding for rural electric cooperatives around the nation to build or purchase climate-friendly power.
The announcement comes as the president visits several swing states this week — along with Michigan and Pennsylvania — that are critical for Vice President Harris’s candidacy. Harris rose to the top of the ticket in late July after Biden announced he would step aside and endorse her to take on former President Trump in November.
Biden narrowly won Wisconsin in the last election cycle, and his announcement Thursday will take place in Vernon County — which Trump won by roughly 5 percentage points in the 2020 election.
While the trip is official travel organized by the White House, it provides Biden a platform to tout elements of his administration’s record that Democrats hope to leverage for Harris’s campaign. The vice president is currently leading Trump in the Badger State by 3.4 points — 49.5 percent to 46.1 percent — according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ's aggregate polling index.
Thursday's event is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. EDT.
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