Andre Carson actually said...

We have tried at the Department of State to respond to it, to do on this side to educate, to inform, and encourage American energy companies...

This speaks to the need for electricity, reliable electricity in Africa's largest, most populous country.

These four countries that we visited have enormous hydropower, enormous gas, and enormous petroleum resources.

We need to engage more aggressively in sending trade missions into Africa to show our skills, show our interests.