The White House and House Democrats have trying to come to an understanding between the party's progressive and moderate wings. It's all in an effort to get President Joe Biden's domestic agenda one step closer to becoming reality.

There's been no vote on a massive infrastructure proposal that was made Thursday despite a flurry of negotiations. So Democrats continued discussions among themselves Friday, signaling a sense of optimism.

"I am optimistic that we will continue to make progress as we did yesterday,” Rep. Mondaire Jones, of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

Optimism aside, the gap between the two parties is yet to be bridged as the house progressives continue to hold firm. They have vowed they won’t vote for a $1 trillion infrastructure bill until separate legislation that encompasses Biden administration priorities on the social safety net and climate change passes.

"I want to make sure that there are no delays, that there are no mix-ups, no mixed understanding about what the deal is,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chair.

A $2.1 trillion compromise plan also circulated on Thursday, but it won’t pass the Senate without moderate Democrats Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona) and Joe Manchin (West Virginia), who says his number stands at $1.5 trillion. The White House has actively worked to sway the two. Biden traveled to Capitol Hill Friday afternoon to bring the caucus together, but some congressional Democrats say things need to be settled among themselves without Biden preceding over them.

"A lot of these negotiations has to do with our business here in the House and the Senate,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) said.

With internal talks ongoing, the Democrats have another important task on the horizon: raising the nation’s debt ceiling by Oct. 18. The House has already passed a measure to suspend the debt limit to December 20-22, but it's not likely to pass the Senate.