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President Biden To Speak At Fridley, MN Factory: Watch Livestream

President Joe Biden is visiting the Cummins Power Generation Facility in Fridley, Minnesota Monday for his "Investing in America" tour.

FRIDLEY, MN — President Joe Biden is set to speak at the Cummins Power Generation Facility in Fridley, Minnesota Monday afternoon. His speech is scheduled to begin at 2:35 p.m. central.

Biden is visiting the factory as part of his administration’s "Investing in America" tour, which aims to promote his economic agenda, including a "clean energy boom."

Cummins manufactures generators and other power generation equipment. In October 2022, the Indiana-based company announced it will begin manufacturing electrolyzers in the United States for the first time.

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"Electrolyzers help produce clean hydrogen that is essential for reducing emissions and creating good-paying jobs in manufacturing and industrial sectors, and play a critical role in clean energy supply chains that until now have largely been produced overseas," the White House said in a statement.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose district includes Fridley, along with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Tina Smith, Gov. Tim Walz, and other Democrats will help welcome the president to Minnesota.

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Watch a live stream of the president's remarks below:

The White House credits laws signed by Biden — including the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act — for more than $2 billion in private sector investments made across Minnesota, including the Cummins plant

The White House highlighted three other projects ahead of Biden's visit:

  • Xcel Energy's plan to spend $575 million for the 450-megawatt Sherco Solar Project, which would be the largest solar farm in the state
  • Heliene's plan to expand solar panel construction in Mt. Iron, Minnesota.
  • Bobcat's plan to build a new construction equipment assembly plant in Rogers, Minnesota

The Biden administration also noted $2.7 billion in federal funding that will go to 182 infrastructure projects across Minnesota. The projects primarily focus on transportation.

Biden kicked off his tour last week with the first stop at a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina. The president and other members of his administration will visit more than 20 states over the course of three weeks to promote Biden's economic agenda.

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