Standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during remote proceedings. So all members are reminded they are expected to adhere to the standing rules including the corum took with that said during committee will operate in accordance to h. Res. 965 and the subsequent guidance from the World Committee and the manner that respects the rights of all members to participate. House regular shows require to be visible through a video connection throughout the preceding. Please keep your cameras on and also got to participate in another proceeding please exit this one and then log back on later. In the event member interest technical issues that prevents them from a recognized for the questioning i will move to the next available member of the same party and i will recognize that member at the next appropriate time slot provided them return to the preceding. Should a members time be interrupted by technical issues i will recognize that member at the next appropriate s
Morning depending on where youre at in the country right now and i want to make sure to note some important requirements as we conduct this official remote hearing. Let me begin by just saying they standing house and Committee Rules and practice will continue to apply during remote proceedings. So all members are reminded they are expected to adhere to the standing rules including the corum took with that said during committee will operate in accordance to h. Res. 965 and the subsequent guidance from the World Committee and the manner that respects the rights of all members to participate. House regular shows require to be visible through a video connection throughout the preceding. Please keep your cameras on and also got to participate in another proceeding please exit this one and then log back on later. In the event member interest technical issues that prevents them from a recognized for the questioning i will move to the next available member of the same party and i will recogniz
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Lead to success but there is one major hurdle hugh have very little influence over and thats your social and ethnic background an equal opportunity thats our topic today on made in germany dont fool yourself the Old Fashioned class system still exists in germany it might not be as evident as an england where the elites can easily be spotted by sending their kids to eton but trust me money and pedigree counts for a lot in germany too kids from wealthy families have better Career Opportunities if only because they have better contacts to people who matter people who can pave the way into company boardrooms of course there are exceptions to the rules theyre few and far between but we met someone who made it still spite not fitting the elitist bill. No it doesnt because there are a 1000 people taking the Big Decisions in this country. Sociologist michiru hartman has conducted Extensive Research into elites and more specifically germanys business elites the captains of the dax listed corpor