Ed Royce: “It is a sad day. Yesterday was a very sad day. A sad day for human rights.”

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

I hope this Administration and this Congress have learned something from this failed duopoly and do the hard work necessary to reform our housing finance system.

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

It has been an honor, Mr. Yoho, to work with you.