Ed Royce: “I am pleased to be the lead Democrat on this bill.”

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

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

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.

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…