Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Created by campell and 97 and brought to you today by your television provider. The former wells fargo executive testified themselves as the consumer abuses that led to the executives earnings. Members of the House Financial Services committee question the witnesses on their actions at wells fargo and why no one has been prosecuted for the consumer abuses. This is just over two and a half hours. Thank you. This hearing is entitled Holding Wells Fargo Accountable examining the roll of board of directors and that the greatest patterns of consumer abuses. Today, we received testimony from elisabeth and mr. James quigley who until earlier this weeks are as chair of the board of directors of wells fargo and companys Walls Fargo Bank respectively. Both have resigned as our call for the resignations following the release of us phasing majority statute on wells fargos compliance failures in their individual failures as Board Members. Resignations do n
The chairman of the gentleman from mr. From texas is recognized. Thank you madam chair. Madam chair, as a practitioner, i once represented a rips recipient of welfare who is charged with a crime, because she made more money at a job and receiveds some benefits from the federal government. She had to be prosecuted. A crowned with allege. If this bank works much smaller, had maybe ten employees who were engaging in this type of activity, opening an opening up false accounts, fraudulent accounts, creating fraudulent credit cards. Someone would be prosecuted. If small banks would have had prosecution take place within the rank of the person within the bank. Evidence shows that small banks have had persons prosecuted. But wells fargo created 1. 5 million fraudulent accounts. Wells fargo had over 500,000 credit cards created fraudulently. Is it the case that if you become so big, and you create such a grand steam, that you are beyond the law of the law to apply to wells fargo just does it ap
The chairman of the gentleman from mr. From texas is recognized. Thank you madam chair. Madam chair, as a practitioner, i once represented a rips recipient of welfare who is charged with a crime, because she made more money at a job and receiveds some benefits from the federal government. She had to be prosecuted. A crowned with allege. If this bank works much smaller, had maybe ten employees who were engaging in this type of activity, opening an opening up false accounts, fraudulent accounts, creating fraudulent credit cards. Someone would be prosecuted. If small banks would have had prosecution take place within the rank of the person within the bank. Evidence shows that small banks have had persons prosecuted. But wells fargo created 1. 5 million fraudulent accounts. Wells fargo had over 500,000 credit cards created fraudulently. Is it the case that if you become so big, and you create such a grand steam, that you are beyond the law of the law to apply to wells fargo just does it ap
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Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Washington journal continues. Host back at the table, congresswoman gwen moore. Your state is a key battleground just like it was in 2016. Remind our viewers how many vote. Illary clinton lost by and why vote, butut 22,200 who is counting . It is heartbreaking when you think that wisconsin used to lead and compete with minnesota for having the greatest turnout in the country. 2016 andseachange in there was a number of factors so it is hard to attribute it to one thing. We are concerned about the voter disenfranchisement that occurred. Legislator, iate fought strenuously with an representative scott walker who was in 2016 the governor, over voter id requirements. Battle andwon that we had this onerous voter id requirement. That was one element we think contributed tremendously. Host in which counties, when you look at the map and see all this red from 2016, in which counties do you believe there would have been higher turnout and the redwood ha