Ed Royce: “In my view, they are not a valuable use of this committee or Congress' time.”

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

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.

The power and influence they wielded had few peers.

I share the judge's sense of urgency on this and I think that is why we need fully funded programs.