Ed Royce: “I again thank all of this bill's cosponsors in the House and in the Senate as well as the House and Senate staffs…”

“I again thank all of this bill's cosponsors in the House and in the Senate as well as the House and Senate staffs, particularly Nilmini Rubin. I also thank Andy Olson, whose hard work has gotten us here today. I also acknowledge Andrew Herscowitz--the USAID Power Africa's coordinator--and his team, who are watching this debate right now in the gallery. I think, as we look at the range of enthusiasm for this legislation, at the last count I took, we had letters of support from 35 African ambassadors, from the Chamber of Commerce, from the Corporate Council on Africa, from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and, of course, from the ONE Campaign. The United States has economic and national security interests in the continued development of the African continent. This bill sets out a comprehensive, sustainable, and market-based plan to bring 600 million Africans out of the dark and into the global economy, benefiting American businesses and workers at the same time and, frankly, saving lives at the same time. So I urge all Members to support the Electrify Africa Act. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”