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There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.

I study these bills. I read them carefully. If it makes sense, I'll sign on them. If not, I don't.

The priority is to put bills on the president's desk that will move the country forward.

I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives.

I'm not the Eritrean welfare minister and not the Sudanese labor minister.

I've introduced eight bills to fight for support for our small businesses and ensure we get funding to rebuild public housing - among other things.

Most of the money I made has gone back to Africa or is going back to Africa.

I've been in Congress 14 years. I've been on the Appropriations Committee in which we are in charge of trying to move legislation.

The Congo is very wealthy from oil money but is not paying its debts and at the same time is applying for special status at the World Bank. That's shocking and disingenuous.