Ed Royce: “Can you just give me an example, Mr. Lynn, of how you do that in L.A.?”

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

Clearly there is strong bipartisan support for well-resourced, broad engagement in Africa.

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.

In the decade leading up to the financial crisis of 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spent nearly $200 million on lobbying activities and campaign contributions.