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

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

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

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