Ed Royce: “I want to thank our chairman emeritus, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you for your work on this bill.”

I want to thank Mr. Hastings again for this legislation and for championing his support for the protection of dogs and cats around the world. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Duncan of South…

I plan to introduce legislation with two objectives: The first, to explicitly prohibit Fannie and Freddie from engaging in lobbying activities while in conservatorship.

These efforts build on previous U.S. sanctions as well as those by Canada, the European Union, and Switzerland.

Ultimately, Helsinki was a squandered opportunity to challenge Vladimir Putin's false narratives on issues including Ukraine and Syria and Russia's ongoing interference in our democracy.