; Whereas MCC has consistently been ranked as the most transparent United States foreign aid agency, and the Federal agency that most effectively creates and uses evidence for program impact; and Whereas, over the last 20 years, MCC has invested more than $15,000,000,000 in 86 programs located in 50 countries, benefiting over a quarter of a billion people worldwide, with a focus on country-led implementation and rigorous oversight: Now, therefore, be it