Communities with inclusion and id like to take a moment to recognize our members attending today. They continue to be the background of support for the club and help enable us to offer wonderful and diverse programming now and in the future and we also like to welcome members of the 20 20 class of fellows with rising nexgen business. [inaudible] its an honor for me to introduce our special guest today, trustee at the economic club, deanna mulligan. Deanna was chief executive officer in 2011 and served in that role until this month. She joined in 2008 the Vice President to leave the company in its Spiritual Life and was appointed to presidency operating officer assured as a trustee on the board of the vanguard group, a position she held since 2017 and has a background in both energy and operational themes. [inaudible] she was previously a director on the board of arts council and active in the industry and in the daa and directors of life insurers and the department of Financial Service
A year following the global spread over the virus. U. S. Markets shoot up 9 percent to stop politicians indicates then nearing a deal on the john stimulus package but now looking at a bullet train. Because the numbers are going up that quickly yields governor wants a virus could peak in the states in 2 weeks just when President Trump says he wants a country reopen for business. 7 the death toll from corona virus is rising in europe italy has just reported 743 deaths in the past 24 hours and that breaks a 2 day downward trend the death toll that now stands above 6806822 be precise thats more than double the number of fatalities in china however there is still hope that a 2 week lockdown. Is making an impact with its lee reporting a slowdown in new cases spade it soar its highest daily increase in deaths with another 514 People Killed that brings the death toll close to 2700 and at least 5000. 00 Health Workers have been infected while fighting to contain the pandemic the United Kingdom
Around the country, mix of practice areas from construction to commercial to tort to business to criminal law, and our charge is to put together a small selection of the very best cutting edge interesting programs we can at the aba annual meeting every year. Fall of 2018, we started with 50 submissions. We looked for those that would be the most special, most exceptional, and we were lucky to have a proposal from the science and Technology Section and our moderator, heather raptor entitled shaping our future, Top Tech Company lawyers on innovation and social responsibility. And it was an easy choice for us to include. The program wasnt planned as all womens panel. Just happened to work out that way. We have so many amazingly top talented women gcs in the Tech Community in the bay area and elsewhere that it naturally fell together. Were lucky to have this group for us today. Few housekeeping notes, heather covered one of them. Cle materials are available in the app. Second, please turn
Down Prescription Drug prices. The witnesses at the hearing, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and advocates for patients. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and secret agreements between pbms and insurers. Today were considering seven bipartisan bills that essentially unmask the secrets, that secret process, and ensure that low income seniors can afford their medications and build on the drug pricing package passed by the house last week. The first and very important bill ensures that seniors can afford their drugs. Representatives cunningham and bill araukus introduced a creating lower c
Congress. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller is set to appear before two committees of congress. The House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee on wednesday, july 17th, at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Hell testify in open session about his report into russian interference in the 2016 election. Watch live coverage on cspan3 j online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. The house energy and Commerce Sub Committee on health heard from officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations. They testified alongside other policy experts. Good morning, everyone. The Sub Committee on health will now come to order. The chair now recognizes for five minutes for an opening statement. Last week our Sub Committee held a hearing to essentially follow the money in the drug supply chain. We came away with much valuable information, but we also found there are many secrets. Secret decisions about how drugs are priced. Secret deals between Drug Companies and the pbms and s