Ed Royce: “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.”

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.

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.

It has ended largely the pandemic, 16 million to 17 million people's lives have been saved.