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Biden’s comments came as he departed the White House for Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday morning, where White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the president will continue to work on negotiations.

\"The President and his team will continue close engagement with Members of both the House and the Senate through 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,\" Psaki said in a statement.

\"I'm going to try and sell what I think the American people will buy,\" Biden told reporters Saturday morning.

\"There's nothing in any of these pieces of legislation that's radical, that is unreasonable that is--when you look at it, individually.\"

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PHOTO: President Joe Biden responds to questions shouted by reporters as he and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi walk in a basement hallway of the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 1, 2021.
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Friday afternoon, Biden took a trip to Capitol Hill to make the case for his economic agenda directly to House Democrats amid the precarious stand-off.

Behind closed doors, Biden suggested that a smaller price tag for his social policy bill -- ranging from $1.9 to $2.2 trillion -- could help legislators come to a compromise, according to sources in the room for the meeting.

That, along with the $1.2 trillion traditional infrastructure bill, would still be a huge investment, he is said to have told the caucus, acknowledging both bills need to be agreed upon to move forward.

In a letter to Democratic lawmakers Saturday afternoon, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the bipartisan infrastructure bill would need to be passed \"well before\" Halloween, when the 30-day extension of federal highway and transit funding approved by the House on Friday is set to expire.

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PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, Oct. 2, 2021.
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\"We will and must pass both bills soon. We have the responsibility and the opportunity to do so. People are waiting and want results,\" Pelosi wrote.

The president would not outline a timeline for passing the bills when pressed Saturday morning, and he bristled at questions about his confidence while making it clear he remained optimistic that he would get to sign both pieces of legislation.

\"I believe I can get this done. I believe once the American people are aware what's in it, we'll get it done,\" he said.

ABC's Benjamin Siegel and Rachel Scott contributed to this report

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