"He’s going to make the case for why it’s important that everybody come together and move forward on both pieces of this legislation," press sec. Psaki tells Mary Alice Parks about Pres. Biden's trip to Capitol Hill today.

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Q Back to the President’s trip to the Hill. MS. PSAKI: Yeah. Q You said he’s going to make his case for his agenda. But is it also his way of saying, “Enough is enough. This is time to come together now”? MS. PSAKI: Well, certainly, he’s going to make the case for why it’s important that everybody come together and move forward on both pieces of these legislations so we can deliver for the American people. I don’t think the President is going to say “enough is enough.” That’s not really his vernacular. But he feels it’s important now to go directly — go to the Hill, go to the Democratic Caucus and make his case directly, answer questions, and certainly talk about how we can work together to make the lives of the American people better. Q Just following up on Kelly’s question, there does seem to be a lack of trust. Like you said, progressives are looking for assurances that there’s a path forward, that the negotiations are going to continue on the reconciliation bill. How do you govern if there’s a lack of trust among Democrats? MS. PSAKI: I don’t know that — I wouldn’t put it in those terminology of as “a lack of trust.” I will leave that to members of Congress to describe how they feel about each other. There’s a diversity of views and opinions within the Democratic Caucus. We know that. We welcome that. That’s a healthy part of having a party, a healthy part of having a democracy. What we know is that the President has worked with members of this caucus to get the American Rescue Plan done, to move his agenda forward to this point, and that when we’re talking about this stage in the process — a pivotal stage in the process where we’re litigating details, where we’re having debates about key components of two historic bills that will change the lives of millions of people — it’s healthy to have discussions. It’s healthy to push. It’s healthy to be out there advocating for your point of view. And I think there’s a misunderstanding of how democracy and policymaking works when you suggest otherwise. Not you, but anyone. Q Just following up again on the climate change stuff, is the President’s goal still to end fossil fuel subsidies? MS. PSAKI: That’s his goal. Yes. Go ahead.