Biden pledges $7.3B in 'clean energy' spending with national debt at $35T

President Biden will pledge $7.3 billion in "clean energy" spending during a visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday as the national debt sits at more than $35 trillion. 

During a visit to Westby, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Biden and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce more than $7.3 billion in financing for rural electric cooperatives to build clean energy for rural communities across the country through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.