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infrastructure and transportation summit. before we get started i do want to thank you all for being here with us this morning. as you may know it is a solemn day in washington, d.c.os and across the country. as the eyes turned toward the procession of the nationall cathedral were former president george herbert walker bush will be remembered. today is a national day of mourning and is a chance us to reflect on president bush s legacy. we hope the spirit of our event today in which we ll ask tough questions about the challenges facing our society, our roads, critical infrastructure and the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of today. service and civic responsibility. as a frame for the conversation, last to the american society of civil engineers gave america s infrastructure barely a passing mark. from our roadways to our waterways, from electric grid to gridlock traffic, systems in place to fuel to facilitate our everyday lives, it
them. we as businesses, i think we speeded all of her coverage of the wall street journal ceo council table on her website c-span.org. we will eat this and thank you lied to an all-day discussion and forum on infrastructure and transportation that is being hosted by the atlantic getting underway in washington. later we will feature the incoming likely incoming chair of the house transportation and infrastructure committee peter defazio. live on c-span2. former president george herbert walker bush will be remembered. today, is a national day of mourning and it s a chance for us to reflect on president bush s legacy. we hope the spirit of our event today in which will ask tough questions about the challenges facing our society. our roads, our critical infrastructure in the people whose lives hang in the balance is consistent with the broader themes of today. service and civic responsibility. as a friend for the conversation, last you the american society of civil engineers
barbra streisand was also presented with a lifetime achievement award. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than a news interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. there s one question that many people often ask. does it make any difference who you vote for? that is a question faced by governments of all colours in all parts of the world, not least as we face so many global problems, whether climate change, the pandemic, stagnant economies, health services struggling to cope with the demands that are put on them. my guest this week argues that what you should do as a politician is back long term missions rather than short term headline grabbing pledges. she s one of the most influential economists on the planet, mariana mazzucato. and i spoke to her long after she d been advising both government and the opposition and shortly before the labour pa
cool august day, what a fantastic turnout on capitol hill on an august day. and that s really due to the extraordinary lineup of people presenting and talking to you today, i m sure, that brings you here. five years ago, maybe even before, the united nations with the cooperation, certainly, of the united states and with many countries around the world began to plan for the future of world global development that would apply not only to the least developed countries, but just as well equally and universally to the critical state of affairs for human rights and for development in the best equipped countries including the united states. and out of that conversation came this extraordinary set of sustainable development goals to help lead the way for all countries voluntarily. importantly, voluntarily to collaborate on how we will achieve the outcomes of those goals as set forth for the years 2015-2030. so we re just two years into this, and already there s significant progre