Edward Royce actually said...

"It would just be ludicrous and outrageous for us to have a deal with Iran that doesn't include the bringing home of our hostages."

"It seems to me to be folly in the extreme that we are engaging in a negotiation on nuclear--potential nuclear weapons, when Americans are being held hostage by a dictatorship."

"I commend President Obama for advocating for the release of your husband and I know that he has spoken to Iran's President on this."

"the committee will be passing a resolution that calls for Iran to release all detained U.S. citizens immediately."