Ed Royce: “I want to thank again Chairman Smith and Karen Bass for their efforts to get it right.”

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

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.

I would like to caution against making a bad situation worse.

But I will ask both of you, we have got to engage with countries across Africa even the most challenging countries.