mr. tipton: do you have a time frame for that? mr. stumpf: i don't want to make -- foreclose anything we do, to make sure we do it right and people are held accountable. mr. tipton: there was a report that came out of the "wall street journal" that said the person in charge of creating the yearly sales claim for the community banking unit didn't know that the numbers were exaggerated. can you identify exactly, though, when you're looking at this, where the breakdown did first start? mr. stumpf: i didn't read that article. i don't know what that's referring to. i know that a lot of us, including myself, should have done more earlier. mr. tipton: thank you. mr. chairman, my time is up. i yield back. mr. hensarling: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from maine, mr. poliquin. mr. poliquin: thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate it very much. mr. stumpf, you're the c.e.o. and the chairman of the board of wells fargo, is that correct? mr. stumpf: that's correct. mr. poliquin: how long h

mr. tipton: do you have a time frame for that? mr. stumpf: you don't -- i don't want to make -- foreclose anything we do, to make sure we do it right and people are held accountable. mr. tipton: there was a report that came out of the "wall street journal" that said the person in charge of creating the yearly sales claim for the community banking unit didn't know that the numbers were exaggerated. can you identify exactly, though, when you're looking at this, where the breakdown did first start? mr. stumpf: i didn't read that article. i don't know what that's referring to. i know that a lot of us, including myself, should have done more earlier. mr. tipton: thank you. mr. chairman, my time is up. i yield back. mr. hensarling: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from maine, mr. poliquin. mr. polis: thank you, mr. chairman. i -- mr. poliquin: thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate it very much. mr. stumpf, you're the c.e.o. and the chairman of the board of wells fargo, is that correct

mr. tipton. the chair: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for two minutes. mr. tipton: thank you, mr. chairman. it has recently come to light that this administration may have sent the world's leading sponsor of terrorism as much as $33 billion in cash and gold payments over the last two years. american lives have been lost because of iran's state sponsored terrorism. families have been ripped apart and yet just last month we learned that the administration paid iran $1.7 billion, $400 million of which was in unmarked, non-u.s. currency, before they could secure the release of military personnel held hostage in iran. there's no way to track how iran is using this money or any of the rest of the billions in payments it has received. if this administration will not act to keep its citizens safe, then the house must force its hand. this starts by holding both our administration and iran's governments accountable. we're expressly prohibiting any future ransom payments to iran and we're requiring the treasury to publish any assets associated with iran's government lea

mr. tipton, is recognized. mr. tipton: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. stumpf, i have a letter from someone who's never had an account with wells fargo. had an account fraudulently opened and was sent back from your compliance department the wells fargo financial crimes manager telling someone who wasn't your client that he needed to be able to provide a complete signed notarized returned evidence of identity theft, provide collection letters he may have received, request a letter of verification with social security number from the social security administration, send a copy of a police report stating he was a victim of eye debitity fraud, send proof of address, send copy of previous bills, statements during the time frame of fraud. he didn't even have an account with you? . . what are you doing to

mr. tipton, for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. grosh, what is policy of the united states when it comes to ransom for putting out payment for hostages? >> congressman, my understanding is stated by the president that it is the u.s. government's policy not to pay ransom. >> we don't pay ransom. mr. backemeyer, you made the comment that there was a desire to be able to conclude all of our lines of effort when payments were made of ultimately $1.7 billion cash sitting on pallets going in the middle of the night to iran. were the hostages part of that line of efforts that you were talking about? >> congressman, as i described, there were multiple lines of effort. the implementation of the nuclear deal -- >> was there a tie between the hostage a cash and the hostage release? >> there was not a tie. >> how does it go back to your comment about the lines being tied up to achieve the end. >> i don't believe i said the lines tied together. what i was trying to convey is we thought we had a unique opportunity in diplomatic momentum where we

mr. tipton: i thank the ranking member for the bipartisan support on this legislation and extend my sincere thanks to congressman lamborn for his hard work on behalf of v.a. and health care for veterans who are in need in making sure promises are fulfilled to them. i rise to be speaking in support naming one small part of the health care system after a true american hero. private first class james dunn. he was born in stratton, colorado and found work at a steel mill after he graduated from high school. while walking down the street in june of 1942, he saw what we now consider a classic poster of uncle sam pointing at him saying, i want you. he entered the recruiting station and noticed the line was empty compared to the line for the navy. asked why he joined, his reply was simple, uncle sam needed me. he was placed with a group of marines that were being reorganized at camp elliott, california ks before they trained in the mountainous terrain. then in early january, 1943, p.f.c. dup's group of marines was sent to relieve the original force. on january 20, 1943, his platoon was split into t

mr. tipton, for five minutes. >> chairman, if you can figure this, just listening to ms. maloney's comments with regard to policy of the u.s. not to be paying ransom for hostages. in fact, ms. gross from the department of state said that in the was not the policy of the u.s. would you speak -- is there a distinction between $400 million on a pallet in the dead of night to iran? is that a ransom? an adjunct fellow executed by isis was a fellow at my work. the obama administration threatened the family with from a prosecution if they move forward. there has been some modification of the policy now under president obama, but what is there to be is that the administration saw an asortunity to use leverage, state department spokesperson john kirby has admitted, to use leverage, the money was leverage to get hostages back. lots of presidents have used leverage to get hostages back. i think other administrations have also paid ransom. we may not be the first time. what we do is try to create a cover story, that we do not violate our prohibition against ransom payments in order t

mr. tipton: 2 -- 22 veterans end their lives through suicide each day. september is national suicide prevention awareness month a time when everyone can learn about helping to prevent veteran suicide. in our communities we can all work to make sure no veteran ever feels suicide is their only option. i'm honored to represent a district that works so hard to make sure our veterans are taken care of when they return home. i'm committed to advancing policies that will ensure we honor and serve the men and women who have so honorably served our country. next time you run into a veteran in our community, take a minute to let them know you appreciate their service. none of us may ever know how far a thank you may go in a person's life and what a big difference that that could make. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentlema

mr. tipton and mr. lamborn for partnering with me. in the senate, senator gardner and senator bennett. i thank the conservation community and water utilities for working together for a commonsense solution. this is an example of how we can solve a problem. the need for this legislation is to solve a vital local problem for the people of mid turn, colorado, 1,000 people in eagle county. the problem it fixes results from a mistake in the 1980 wilderness act which left bolts ditch off of the list of existing water facilities which should have been inclooded. this would allow special use and the segment of the bolts ditch within the wilderness area to use its existing water rights. residents who brought this bill to me as well as the people of colorado have long relied on water infrastructure to access clean and affordable drinking water. this will ensure that the town ill utilize a crucial resource without compromising the surrounding areas. i reserve. mr. thompson: i have no additional speakers. i continue toll reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his t

mr. clinton is very sage. and it absolutely contradicts kaepernick's point of view, even if unintentionally. factor tiptons come a long way in the areas and not a bad nation, and while we respect protest here, it should be done in a respectful way. we want to discuss these problems, colin patrick's welcome on this program any time. do we expect to see him here? i do not. and that is it for us tonight. please check out the fox news factor website. which is different from bill o'reilly.com. also we would like you to spout out of that fact anywhere in the world. o'reilly factor.com. do not be a mis-creant. now it is friday night. we sent waters to the festival which is a big italian festival here in new york city. we sent him down there. now the odds of him coming back alive, about even. but we gave him a very specific assignment at the festival. all right. and it's going to be very interesting. we will have that for you, we hope, if waters isn't alive anymore, we'll bring someone in to sub for him. but i'm sure we'll get good tape on that. i don't to want miss it. again, thanks for watching tonight. i am bi

mr. murphy: i thank my colleagues, mike coffman and mike tipton, were co-sponsors of h.r. 2646. their state, unfortunately, is all too familiar with the realities of mental illness and the tragedies that come along when there is no treatment for those that suffer from it. in colorado, every eight hours one person dies by suicide. their suicide rate is one of the highest in the country. sadly, colorado has also witnessed more mentally troubled mass killers than most, including james holmes o in 2012 took 12 innocent lives in a movie theater in aurora, colorado. and two that went on to take their own lives in columbine high school in 1999. mental health and the tragedies that occur before treatment are not restricted to one state, however. "the denver post" recognized this when they report that more than 11 million adults suffer from a mental illness, and almost half of them do not seek treatment or cannot find it. mr. speaker, since the facts make it clear that major mental health reform is needed for our entire nation, reform must be a priority for all elected members of congres