host: mike debonis joins us now about activities in congress. good morning to you. guest: thanks for having me. host: were both sides at and getting the build on the person effort? guest: it is a big week. a big day. the senate left last week having agreement on this infrastructure framework. democrats and republicans have both said we are closed, give us the weekend. we understand it is still not there yet, but there is some optimism that they will get back together today, and hopefully there can be a reckoning on both sides and bridge some of the divides that are left. they are dealing with the democratic side, a limited of set of patience in terms of letting these talks drag on. most democrats are really eyeing this other package, the reconciliation package, a wide variety, economic, climate, other programs that they went to move on. every minute this doesn't come together is delaying something that is a lot closer to the heart of many democrats. it is a big day today, and we will see whether this comes together. host: what is the major sticking point as far as c

. >> coming up this morning on washington journal, mike debonis of the washington post previews the week ahead in congress and the key battles ahead for president biden's legislative agenda. oregon representative cliff bentz on what is being done to contain western state wildfires and efforts to regulate big tech and social media companies. and lawrence gostin talks about the role of the world health organization in worldwide covid vaccinations. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. washington journal is next. ♪ >> this is the washington journal for july 26. a recent poll from the ap shows that among those polled currently unvaccinated for covid, most said they were not planning on getting the vaccine. those also expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of the vaccine from the reported variants. we will show you that poll and give you the opportunity to tell us whether you are vaccinated and to tell us why you are or are not vaccinated. here's how you can share this morning. if you are vaccinated and want to tell us why, (202) 748-

host: mike debonis joins us now about activities in congress. good morning to you. guest: thanks for having me. host: b

. >> coming up this morning on washington journal, mike debonis of the washington post previews the week in congress and the key battles ahead for president biden's legislative agenda. oregon representative cliff bentz on what is being done to contain western state wildfires and efforts to regulate big tech and social media companies. and lawrence gostin talks about the role of the world health organization in worldwide covid vaccinations. be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. washington journal is next. ♪ >> this is the washington journal for july 26. a recent poll from the ap shows that among those polled currently unvaccinated for covid, most said they were not planning on getting the vaccine. those also expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of the vaccine from the reported variants. we will show you that poll and give you the opportunity to tell us whether you are vaccinated and to tell us why you are or are not vaccinated. here's how you can share this morning.