. u.s. senators say they're on the brink of finalizing the bipartisan infrastructure deal. we heard that before. nbc news reports that several senators sounded optimistic that a deal would be reached by monday. politico reports that key negotiators are likely to be in touch as their staff work through the weekend. one of the major hold-up points is public transit versus highways. in the $579 billion package, democrats want 80% of the funds allocated for transportation projects like highways, 20% for transit like buses, subways, railroads and the like. that's a percentage split that's been in place. republicans want less than 20% to go to mass transit. republicans do tend to represent