Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that entirely too often uses the doggie paddle.

I'm Jonathan Lemire on this Thursday, July 29th.

Let's start with the news.

Folks, they've got a deal.

Senator celebrated yesterday after finally coming to an agreement on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.

The breakthrough came after weeks of disagreements over sticking points,

such as public transit funding and how to pay for it.

Within hours of announcing the deal, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to hold a procedural vote

exactly one week after the previous vote failed.

It passed with every Democrat and 17 Republicans, including minority leaders from Mitch McConnell,

signing on.

Despite the popularity of it and the need for it, Washington hasn't been able to get it done.

This time, we're going to get it done.

It's a matter of building a relationship and having trust.

I trust each one of them with my political life. I really do. Because I know we want the same thing. What's the best for our country?

This group of senators is proposing to the Olympic Committee that the next new Olympic sport be closing a bipartisan infrastructure deal. And I think tonight

we, what's it called, stuck the landing? One step closer to sticking the landing.

I'm not entirely sure that joke worked. Still, the deal still faces several obstacles to becoming

law and needs to clear final

votes in the closely divided Senate and House. President Biden celebrated the vote in a statement

that reads in part, quote, this deal signals to the world that our democracy can function,

deliver, and do big things. But not everyone's happy about the Senate coming to an agreement

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