Heinz is confident that this acquisition will meet the criteria for final clearance. This deal has already received approval from the merger authorities in Ireland and Germany.

This is all about working as a team, cooperation and responsibility. I hope that all of you will decide to participate.

If it (the CN-BNSF merger approval process) goes forward, it will be catalyst for the end game for the railroad industry, ... And in that end game, no one wants to get left out. If you're left out, the terms of trade can turn very sour for you.

Today's approval is a critical component in the ongoing permitting process. With it, we will now move quickly forward.

Typically, when someone has an approved contract, if they develop according to the terms of the approval, it will be approved.

We think this will provide more rapid development and approval of vaccines.