Ed Royce: “I have spent a lot of time concerned about the drug of leverage.”

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.

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

It has ended largely the pandemic, 16 million to 17 million people's lives have been saved.

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.