21 January 2021, Berlin: Anne-Marie Desc?tes (l), Ambassador of France to Germany, and Monika Gruttters (CDU), Minister of State for Culture, attend the premiere of a media installation with the names of victims of National Socialism projected on the fa?ade of the French Embassy on the occasion of the #everynamecounts initiative to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. From 21 to 27 January, the day of remembrance of the Holocaust, the complete installation can be seen in the evening hours. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

21 January 2021, Bavaria, Ammerland: The sun shines over the Ammersee and the silhouette of the Zugspitze. Mild temperatures and blue sky invited to a walk at the lake. Photo: Felix H?rhager/dpa

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat of Oregon), Ranking Member, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, left, and US Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota), wear protective masks while talking during a confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Roy Blunt (Republican of Missouri), listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat of Oregon), Ranking Member, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, left, and US Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota), wear protective masks while talking during a confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) leaves the Federal Press Conference building after a press conference on the current situation. Topics included the decisions of the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

21 January 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Doctor Jan-Moritz Fischer (l) vaccinates 83-year-old Editha K?lling from L?wenberg against Covid-19 during the launch of the vaccination centre in the sports forum of the Turm ErlebnisCity. Doctor Michael Batsch stands on the left and fills in the questionnaire. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

21 January 2021, Saxony, Dresden: A police car with policemen drives along the Elbe cycle path in front of the Old Town with the Frauenkirche (l-r), the Standehaus, the Town Hall, the Hofkirche, the Hausmannsturm and the Residenzschloss to control the compliance with the Corona Protection Ordinance. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

21 January 2021, Brandenburg, Potsdam: Doctor Jan-Moritz Fischer measures the temperature of 83-year-old Editha K?lling from L?wenberg against Covid-19 during the start of the vaccination centre in the sports forum of the Turm ErlebnisCity before the vaccination of the elderly lady. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) leaves the Federal Press Conference building after a press conference on the current situation. Topics included the decisions of the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (l, CDU) speaks alongside Stephan Detjen, Chief Correspondent of Deutschlandradio and member of the Executive Board of the Federal Press Conference, at a press conference on the current situation at the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa

21 January 2021, Hessen, Biebesheim am Rhein: In pouring rain, a man walks with his dog along a river dike of the Rhine. The weather presents itself from its changeable side, the temperatures reach double digits. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

21 January 2021, Hessen, Heuchelheim: A woman wears a sticker saying "vaccinated" at the vaccination centre. The first six regional vaccination centres in Hesse have been open since 19 January. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa/POOL/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters/Pool/dpa

21 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Warnemunde: The sun rises over the Baltic seaside resort with lighthouse and Teepott. After days of dirty weather with rain and snow, it has become a rare guest. Photo: Bernd Wustneck/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

21 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Dettenhausen: A man looks over the city of Tubingen. The district of Tubingen has a seven-day incidence of new Corona infections of less than 50. (to dpa "Landesgesundheitsamt: Ruckgang der Corona-Neuinfektionen stabil") Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

21 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Dettenhausen: A car drives past a place-name sign that reads "Lkr. Tubingen" for the district of Tubingen. The district has a seven-day incidence of new Corona infections of less than 50. (to dpa " Landesgesundheitsamt: Ruckgang der Corona-Neuinfektionen stabil") Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

21 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: A banner on the site of the former Phoenix-West steelworks points to the parking lot of the vaccination center. In the background is the Florianturm, one of the city's landmarks. The Dortmund Vaccination Center is located in the Warsteiner Music Hall (not in the picture), the former blower hall of the long-disused industrial complex. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

21 January 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: The day's high of 14 026, 35 points is noted on the scoreboard with the Dax curve in the trading hall of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. On the day after the smooth transfer of power in the United States, investors remain positive. However, the Dax did not make it sustainably above the 14,000 point mark, which had been surpassed again early on. (to dpa "Mood on the stock market remains good - Dax briefly above 14,000 points") Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa

21 January 2021, Bavaria, Gerolzhofen: A dispensing button for a pack of FFP2 masks can be seen on a cigarette vending machine. A tobacconist offers the protective masks in his vending machines. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

21 January 2021, Hessen, Biebesheim am Rhein: A white stork sits on its nest in the pouring rain. Here, where one of the largest breeding colonies of the imposing migratory birds can be found in the warmer months, only a few animals are currently braving the cold. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

21 January 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A passerby walks across a bridge at dusk as clouds drift across the sky. It remains milder at the end of the week than in the past days. Only at the weekend it will be colder again. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

21 January 2021, Brazil, Manaus: People with masks stand in line next to their oxygen cylinders in front of an oxygen supplier. There they want to have the bottles refilled for their sick relatives. The city's capacity to produce oxygen covers less than a third of the current demand, according to the organization Doctors Without Borders. Residents of Manaus shimmy from day to day and from delivery to delivery. (to dpa "Manaus' second collapse: Amazon metropolis runs out of oxygen" from 22.01.2021) Photo: Lucas Silva/dpa

21 January 2021, Brazil, Manaus: People with masks wait in front of an oxygen dealer. There they want to refill the bottles for their sick relatives. The city's capacity to produce oxygen covers less than a third of the current demand, according to the organization Doctors Without Borders. Residents of Manaus shimmy from day to day and from delivery to delivery. (to dpa "Manaus' second collapse: Amazon metropolis runs out of oxygen" from 22.01.2021) Photo: Lucas Silva/dpa

21 January 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Wolfgang Reinhart, chairman of the CDU faction in the state parliament of Baden-Wurttemberg, takes part in a special plenary session in the state parliament of Baden-Wurttemberg. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is coming to a press conference on the current situation at the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is coming to a press conference on the current situation at the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: A cyclist rides on the road at Checkpoint Charlie. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and her husband Doug Emhoff, participate during a virtual presidential inaugural prayer service in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, place their hands over their hearts as Patti LaBelle sings the National Anthem, during a virtual presidential inaugural prayer service in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and her husband Doug Emhoff, place their hands over their hearts as Patti LaBelle sings the National Anthem, during a virtual presidential inaugural prayer service in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and her husband Doug Emhoff, bow their heads as they participate during a virtual presidential inaugural prayer service in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden participates during a virtual presidential inaugural prayer service in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff, place their hands over their hearts as Patti LaBelle sings the National Anthem, during a virtual presidential inaugural prayer service in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

dpatop - 21 January 2021, Berlin: Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation at the Haus der Bundespressekonferenz. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa

United States Senator Mike Lee (Republican of Utah), bottom right, speaks as Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, is displayed on a television monitor during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas), wears a protective mask while arriving to a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas), speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas), wears a protective mask while arriving to a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands at Palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, on January 21, 2021, to attends the webinar ?Samen Sterk voor een schuldenzorgvrij ondernemend Nederland, about the impact of the corona crisis on companys and debt problems Photo: Albert Nieboer / Netherlands OUT / Point De Vue Out |

21 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Offices of a business building. Chancellor Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the federal states have agreed in their consultations on new rules on home office Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Rick Scott (Republican of Florida), pauses during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Jon Tester (Democrat of Montana), right, and US Senator Mike Lee (Republican of Utah), wear protective masks while talking during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Rick Scott (Republican of Florida), pauses during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Jon Tester (Democrat of Montana), right, and US Senator Mike Lee (Republican of Utah), wear protective masks while talking during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: Counterfeit Belgian license plates seized by the Bavarian Border Police are presented at a press conference to present the annual balance sheet of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, Mannichl, previous head of the border police, will retire and his successor will be introduced at the press conference. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa

21 January 2021, Bavaria, Passau: The coat of arms of the Bavarian Border Police can be seen on a uniform at a press conference to present the annual review of the work of the Bavarian Border Police. In addition, Mannichl, previous head of the border police, will retire and his successor will be introduced at the press conference. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa

21 January 2021, Schleswig-Holstein, St. Peter Ording: A kite surfer is on the North Sea in St. Peter Ording in stormy weather. According to the German Weather Service (DWD) a hurricane brings heavy gusts especially to the North Sea coast on 21.01.2021. Photo: Bodo Marks/dpa

dpatop - 21 January 2021, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) speaks at a press conference on the current situation in the House of the Federal Press Conference. Topics include the decisions taken by the federal and state governments to combat the Corona pandemic, the Chancellor's upcoming virtual consultations with the heads of state and government of the European Union (EU), and relations with the United States following the inauguration of the new president. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa POOL/dpa

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a face covering as he speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, listen during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pens bearing the signature of U.S. President Joe Biden before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pens bearing the signature of U.S. President Joe Biden before an event on the Biden administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his administration's Covid-19 response in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Credit: Al Drago / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

21 January 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Lights shine in offices of two high-rise buildings. Chancellor Merkel (CDU) and the heads of government of the federal states have agreed in their consultations on new rules on home office Photo: Oliver Berg/dpa

United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (Republican of Tennessee), speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, smiles during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, left, speaks as husband Chasten Buttigieg, right, wears a protective mask while listening during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Mike Lee (Republican of Utah) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat of Illinois) speaks remotely at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Marsha Blackburn (Republican of Tennessee) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), speaks as Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, left, listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, smiles during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Roy Blunt (Republican of Missouri) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Dan Sullivan (Republican of Alaska), speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi), Chairman, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation and Peter Buttigieg greet each other at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg removes his face mask to speak at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, wears a protective mask while arriving to a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Todd Young (Republican of Indiana), introduces Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, right, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota), wears a protective mask during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, center, wears a protective mask while talking to United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi), Chairman, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, right, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, pauses during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator John Thune (Republican of South Dakota), listens as Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, left, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat of Oregon), Ranking Member, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, speaks during a confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat of Oregon), Ranking Member, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation and Peter Buttigieg greet each other at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Peter Buttigieg speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi), Chairman, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation and Peter Buttigieg greet each other at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, pauses during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

United States Senator Roger Wicker (Republican of Mississippi), Chairman, US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, right, and Senator Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, arrive to a confirmation hearing for U.S. Secretary of Transportation nominee Pete Buttigieg in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

Pete Buttigieg, U.S. secretary of transportation nominee for U.S. President Joe Biden, wears a protective mask during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Buttigieg, is pledging to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, calling it a "generational opportunity" to create new jobs, fight economic inequality and stem climate change. Credit: Stefani Reynolds / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

21 January 2021, Berlin: Two women walk past a fashion store advertising reduced clothing. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: A sign indicating that masks are compulsory can be seen at the entrance to a catering establishment on Pariser Platz. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: The sign with the room rates at a hotel is out of order. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

United States Senator Rick Scott (Republican of Florida) speaks at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation nomination hearings to examine the expected nomination of Peter Buttigieg of Indiana to be Secretary of Transportation in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Credit: Ken Cedeno / Pool via CNP | usage worldwide

21 January 2021, Berlin: The Humboldt Forum and the Berlin Cathedral, taken in the early evening. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: The Humboldt Forum and the Berlin Cathedral, taken in the early evening. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: The Humboldt Forum and the Berlin Cathedral, taken in the early evening. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: The Humboldt Forum and the Berlin Cathedral, taken in the early evening. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa

21 January 2021, Berlin: The Humboldt Forum and the Berlin Cathedral, taken in the early evening. Photo: J?rg Carstensen/dpa