Ed Royce: “Thank you, Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy, we want to recognize and thank you for you and Mr. Bera's trip there...”

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

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 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.