Ed Royce: “I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this, and I urge all of our members to join me in supporting it.”

These efforts build on previous U.S. sanctions as well as those by Canada, the European Union, and Switzerland.

But I will ask both of you, we have got to engage with countries across Africa even the most challenging countries.

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

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…