97 percent of the scientists in the world...believe often reluctantly that climate change is real and that it's manmade

I think we can all agree that all scientists--government, academia, private sector--should be free of undue influence, be it politics or profit.

I would like to just begin by trying to create a sense of context and proportion.

I would like to at least ask you to do this, then: Once you have made that determination of how many there are, I would like you to make them whole; and if you are not willing to make them whole, I would like a written response about why…

I call it 'fraud' because I got tired of the euphemisms a long time ago.

I was stunned when I learned of the breadth and the duration of the fraud committed by Wells Fargo.

Your agencies have the authority to make criminal referrals. Have you done so in this case?

I found it particularly telling--that Mr. Stumpf said he met pretty much weekly, sometimes more often, with Ms. Tolstedt.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for starting a second round. I appreciate that. There is so much more to discuss.

I would like more on that, because my understanding is that at least initially you have to confront your supervisor, who has much to say about it.

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You add that all up, if South Sudan is not a failed state, it is certainly a state which has badly failed its people.

I agree with your assessment, but if the leaders are not going to agree to it, it is hard to mobilize the people.

I think that is just one aspect of this.

The question is whether the youngest country in the world can survive, and I think I am not overstating our concerns.

It is going to take more than sanctioning six individuals.

I think the chances of the current leaders in South Sudan holding the perpetrators of atrocities accountable, including themselves, is close to zero.