Everyone. It is great to be with you. Thank you for joining us. The Vice President of the Global Economy and development brookings. For therateful participation of the u. N. Deputy secretarygeneral, amina , and also rajiv shah, both leaders and Global Sustainable development who took time out of their busy schedule to be with us. And rajiv, we are honored your participant you honored by your participation. The need for new policies to build back inclusive and sustainable economies has never been greater. Policy makers and other stakeholders around the world are focused on aspects surrounding Sustainable Development. A special thank you to richard for his policy round tables on Sustainable Development the past several years, that inspired the creation of the center. The launch of the center would not be possible with without the efforts of many who worked tirelessly beyond the scenes per let me take a moment to recognize my colleagues, including director john and the staff, notably davi
Can you please call the roll . [ roll call ] clerk you have a quorum. Announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. Approval of the minutes from the october 6 regular meeting. Can we open up the line for Public Comment on the minutes from the october 6 meeting. You have zero questions remaining. Well pause 20 seconds. If no one comes on the line, well move along. Clerk if members of the public wish to address the board on the meeting, please dial 10 to join the queue. And the number is available on the screen, should anyone want to join. You have zero questions remaining. Then well close Public Comment. Directors, are there any additions or amendments to the minutes . If not, may i hear a motion. Motion. Is there a second . A second. Please call the roll. [ roll call ] clerk 50. Item 5, communications. Due to the covid19 emergency, this meeting is being held virtually and all members of the public and staff are participating via video conference. This will
Approaches. But we took we sent a strong signal to europeans and the rest of the world that we share values and that the union is a you get a values and citizens and that it can answer with strength and in a robust area if needed. European stock futures push higher but the euro dips on the news. Global equities already receive a tail as an Oxford University trial shows promising results. We will be watching novartis. The group ceo joins us this morning. Resume buybacks quarter. Intenseur days of negotiations, eu leaders have agreed on a landmark stimulus package that will see the block help 750 billion euros to Member States mitigate the downturn. Maria tadeo is in brussels. Great to have you with us. Take us through the details of the deal. Aria what we know is that the deal came in at 5 30 in the morning. Everyone here is putting a very positive spin on the news. We heard from Angela Merkel, saying this is an historic moment. Emmanuel macron also saying this is a breakthrough moment.
Transportation and infrastructure. Transportation industry representatives testify about their role about shipping personal protective equipment and other essential goods during the pandemic. Today we will hear from these speakers. Thank you all for being here. One of our participants is testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. We have conducted a series of hearings on covid19. We are hearing those discussions. We are continuing that by hearing about the Transportation Industry. Theave underscored importance of our Transportation Network and moving goods and people safely and efficiently as well as ensuring supply chain fluidity in response to the unexpected events. Manye grateful for the frontline workers who have shown resilience and resourcefulness to help deliver Critical Care supplies to those in need. The transportation sector has countless numbers of these unsung heroes. Introduced a Critical Infrastructure employee protection act. For arcde support frontline C
Good afternoon. The committee will come to order. The today the committee convenes for a hearing on the state of transportation and Critical Infrastructure examining the impact of the covid19 pandemic. I welcome our panel of witnesses and thank them for participating. Today we will hear from mr. John bazella, president and ceo, alliance for automotive innovation. Mr. Randy gill yot, chairman of the board, American Trucking associations. Mr. Ian jeffries, president and ceo association of american railroads. Mr. Alex oler, interim president and ceo interstate Natural Gas Association of america. And mr. Larry willis, president Transportation Trades Department aflcio. Thank you all for being here. I understand, mr. Gilliot is testifying remotely. Welcome to each and every one of you. The committee has conducted several oversight hearings on quid pro quo 19 including a comprehensive look at the aviation industry. We are considering the impact of the covid19 virus on surface transportation a