host: let's put your question to niels lesniewski.uest: one of the things that happened not long ago -- you brought up public works projects. the house and senate and president obama were able to come to an agreement on the transportation package that passed right before the july 4 recess on that friday. so, that a bill provides for federal funding for surface transportation projects. the construction of highways and similar infrastructure over the next couple of years. that is, in some ways, the counter to the narrative and people are trying to talk about in congress. they did reach an agreement. host: one of our tweeters ask, where does the farm bill stand? what should we know about it? guest: the senate passed the farm bill. there are things relative to where the existing foreign policy -- a farm of policy that we had would leave us. the house agriculture committee is taking up its version of the farm bill in committee this week. it would not surprise me if somewhere in the c-span universe you could watch the market of the farm bil

host: let us throw your question to niels lesniewski. guest: evelyn, among the things that actually happen not to long ago -- you brought a public works projects. the house and the senate and president obama were actually able to come to an agreement on a 27-month transportation package that passed right before the july 4 recess, on that friday. so, that bill provides for federal funding for surface transportation projects, construction of highways and similar infrastructure, over the next couple of years. so that is actually, in some ways, counter to the trend -- or ben the narratives of people were trying to talk about regarding a do-nothing congress. they did actually reach an agreement, so there would be -- will be road construction projects. host: one of our tweeters -- guest: the senate passed the .arm bill perr saves about $23 billion over 10 years, relative to where the existing foreign policy that we had for the last five years would lead us. the house agriculture committee is taking up its version of the farm bill in committee

we will continue "washington journal" tomorrow with niels lesniewski, paul bishop, and matthew wald.thew wald. deta

. >> niels lesniewski sin yearrl watch at congressional weekly. a been hearing about howob president obama is poised forama new fight on extending tax cuts. he plans to announce today from the white house that he wouldhom like to see those middle-class tax cuts for those make in under $250,000 extended for one year. how will congress under s only for those with incomes of less than 50,000. the senate in fact, has also had votes on extending the tax cuts for those under $1 million, a plan pushed by new york democrat chuck schumer, and that similarly went nowhere, failed to get the 60 votes that are normally needed to overcome a filibuster in the senate. there's no reason to expect that will be any different this time. host: congress returns today after the july 4 break. we had journalists on talking about whether or not anything will actually get done this summer before they head out for campaign season. you expect to see happen in the coming weeks? like mostestly, people, i'm not terribly optimistic. the signs are not pointing in the favor of gett