Biden visited the Capitol on Friday to attempt to end a fight between moderates and left-leaning progressives in his Democratic Party that has threatened the two bills that make up the core of his domestic agenda.
The president on Saturday acknowledged criticism that he had not done more to gin up backing for the bills by traveling around the nation. He explained there were many reasons for that, including his focus on hurricane and storm damage throughout recent trips, among other things.
Biden announced he would be traveling to make "the case why it's so important" to pass the bills and to make clear what is in them.
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He stated the bills were meant to make life easier for ordinary Americans by making child care affordable, for instance.
"There's nothing in any of these pieces of legislation that's radical, that is unreasonable," Biden stated. "I'm going to try to sell what I think the people, the American people, will buy."
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Biden showed confidence that both bills would get passed but refused to set a deadline, such as the November Thanksgiving holiday, for when that would take place.
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"I believe I can get this done," The President announced.
Moderate Democratic lawmakers wanted an immediate vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill in the House of Representatives that has already passed the Senate, while progressives want to wait until there is agreement on a sweeping $3.5 trillion bill to bolster social spending and fight climate change.
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House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democratic lawmakers in a letter on Saturday that the House has to approve the infrastructure bill "well before" Oct. 31, when highway funding legislation is set to expire. She explained talks are proceeding over the social spending bill. "We will and must pass both bills soon."
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Biden, a former senator who is deeply familiar with the legislative process, told his caucus on Friday that they could delay a vote on the smaller bill and sharply scale back the larger one to around $2 trillion.
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White House spokesperson Jen Psaki stated that the president and his team would proceed to engage with members of the House and Senate throughout the weekend. "And he looks forward to not only welcoming members to the White House next week, but also traveling the country to make the case for his bold and ambitious agenda," she announced.
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