[inaudible conversations] this committee will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time to be entitled Holding Wells Fargo Accountable the bank that broke americas trust i recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today wells fargo ceo will testify before the committee about how he plans to and wells fargo egregious pattern of consumer abuses. We invited him to testify before this committee the last three and half years. We will note each time a ceo has testified before this committee he has resigned they are soon after. [laughter] you are taking on a massive challenge i certainly wish you luck it is clear to this committee that the bank you inherited is a lawless organization has caused widespread harm to millions of consumers throughout theor nation. Ells fargo has opened three. 5 million fraudulent accounts in their customers names which cause consumers over 6 million charged consumers for automobile insurance polici
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That House Democrats may be too afraid, too afraid to transmit their shoddy work product to the senate. Mr. President , looks like the prosecutors are getting cold feet. Neil whether it is cold feet or whatever, the fact of the matter, it is unusual, not unprecedented for the house after impeaching to say, wait a minute, well see exactly what the senate plans to do before we pass along the articles of impeachment to the senate. Wall street journal Global Economics editor jon hilsenrath, democratic strategist capri cafaro, exactly how long the markets will ignore this uncertainty. It is rather remarkable, if you think about it, jon, by and large, actually throughout this process the markets have focused on everything from trade, corporate earnings, the strength of the consumer, the market, housing, not a one, not a one on impeachment. What do you make of that . Well i mean i think the market sees an economy that is doing pretty well. Were going, were in our 11th year of economic expansi
Question. How many black people were living in stanford, connecticut in 1963. It was north stanford, so thats where it had more land. So it was our family. In 63 there may have been more, two or three in that section of town, but pretty much segregated ourselves in stanford, connecticut. What do you remember about that segregation. About being one of the few africanamericans. I remember in elementary school, children asking me if i bathed and you know, and me feeling very insecure, very shy, not didnt speak at all. I wouldnt ask questions, i wouldnt wear my glasses because i didnt want to be different in any other way and i didnt understand that that was part of my experience there, being the only black child in the fifth grade. So, until fifth grade i was the only black child in the school. Why did mom and dad want you to have that, want you to live there . I dont think they wanted us to have that level of isolation nor lack of, you know, overly they werent sitting us out there as an