Ed Royce

We strongly urge Cambodia's government to reinstate the political opposition, release Kem Sokha, allow civil society and media to resume their constitutionally protected activities.

The only reason why South Korea needed THAAD was because of Kim Jong-un's nuclear threats.

Make no mistake, the government is now run by an authoritarian thug. That is the unfortunate fact.

I think we have to lock in successes and build on those successes.

Mr. Sires is not alone. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cook), chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a cosponsor of this bill.

To date, I suspect everyone on the panel would agree that Fannie and Freddie's CRT initiatives have been a success.

I want to thank Mr. Eliot Engel for authoring this bill along with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. I also thank Albio Sires and Ron DeSantis, the cosponsors of this measure. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms…

I just wanted to, again, thank Joe Crowley, our colleague, and Mr. Steve Chabot for their work on this measure, and Mr. Eliot Engel as well, our ranking member of the committee. They have all along been leaders on this issue, and I thank…

In closing, Mr. Speaker, let me thank my friend and colleague, Eliot Engel, for his eloquence in explaining the enormity of the tragedy here and the meaning of this terrorism. I think Mr. Engel has been such a diligent partner in not only…

I plan to introduce legislation to direct the Office of Management and Budget to identify other areas in the Federal balance sheet where derisking could be used to protect taxpayers.

I believe we have a moral obligation to protect victims of human trafficking and a national security responsibility to cut off the financial means used by traffickers and terrorists.

I still say the same comment I made about the Treasury's rulemaking that is proposed, which is 25 percent standard, as a former banker for 30 years, is too high.

Do Ginnie, Fannie, and Freddie have the legal authority to do more, including increasing the front end risk sharing?

I understand that part of the problem. But look at it from the standpoint of the risks to allowing SAR sharing.

I am grateful to Congressmen Royce and Keating, Congresswomen Maloney and Love for introducing H.R. 2219, the End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017.

Have you seen the legislation that Gwen Moore and I have introduced that would call on the GSEs to increase the amount and the type of credit risk transfer transactions?

I support this concept, which would improve enterprise-wide management.

I do like the idea of the filing concept and the sharing of the data, and I want to go back to my idea again.

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 3, strike ``, without prejudice to the rights of all people to live within or alongside Israel in…

Today, we consider the Taylor Force Act.

Condemning the persecution of Christians around the world.

This hired murder scheme by the Palestinian Authority is a criminal action.

The PA must stop these payments.

It is increasingly dangerous to be a Christian in today's world.

Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Mexico Partnership.