Ed Royce: “Each year, the fins from as many as 73 million sharks end up in the global shark fin trade.”

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.

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 would like to thank Mr. Engel of New York for his friendship for over 20 years on the committee, but also for his shared leadership over the last 6 years on this committee. I would also like to thank him for his commitment over the years…

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