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Ed Royce

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Edward R. Royce is a former U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district, serving from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Royce was known for his work on foreign affairs and trade issues during his tenure in Congress. He served as the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he focused on international relations and security matters. Royce was also involved in legislation aimed at supporting religious institutions and community service initiatives.

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Jul 26, 2017

Qatar's rebuilding those buildings that had been destroyed... encourages more missile attacks on Israel.

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Jul 26, 2017

I want to associate myself with Ted Deutch's remarks about Hezbollah.

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Jul 26, 2017

We must work with our allies to deprive this terrorist organization of its financial support and its logistical support.

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Jul 26, 2017

It is time for the Palestinians to understand peace is in their hands.

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Jul 26, 2017

What we have is a dictatorship that knows no bounds.

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Jul 26, 2017

I want individuals to be held accountable for gross violations of human rights in Ethiopia through appropriate mechanisms.

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Jul 26, 2017

Urging the Government of Kenya and Kenya's political parties to respect democratic principles and hold credible, peaceful, and transparent elections.

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Jul 26, 2017

We want them to make peace with the rest of the world and they are not doing so.

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Jul 26, 2017

Venezuela keeps sinking further, further into the depths of tyranny and injustice.

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Jul 26, 2017

Hezbollah should be designated as a terrorist organization.

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Jul 26, 2017

Given our past experience of what happened with the collapse of the GSEs, do you agree, or not, that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not under any circumstances, be re-privatized as privately owned, implicitly government-backed…

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Jul 26, 2017

I was very pleased to see that the U.S.-E.U. covered agreement on insurance and reinsurance moved across the finish line.

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Jul 25, 2017

I wanted to recognize the good work of the Democratic whip, Mr. Steny Hoyer, and also the Republican leader, Kevin McCarthy, on this legislation and to thank them.

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Jul 24, 2017

You cannot make foreign policy flying by the seat of your pants, especially when it comes to our men and women in uniform.

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Jul 24, 2017

The 2001 authorization is too broad. It needs to be put out to pasture and scaled back.

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Jul 24, 2017

Planning a war without planning to secure the peace is a sure path toward future conflict and instability.

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Jul 24, 2017

What I cannot support is any effort to repeal the 2001 AUMF before reaching consensus on these issues.

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Jul 24, 2017

Congress needs to do its job. We need to do what we should have done years ago and pass a new authorization governing the conflicts we are engaged in today.

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Jul 24, 2017

The fight against ISIS is critical to protect the national security of the United States and our allies.

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Jul 24, 2017

I believe that the President has the authority under the 2001 AUMF to defeat and destroy ISIS.

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Jul 18, 2017

We have to leverage this with China.

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Jul 18, 2017

Enforcement is key to this--leverage on Beijing is key to this.

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Jul 18, 2017

One of the most interesting conversations I think we have had is with the former director of propaganda, or minister of propaganda in North Korea, who laid out for us that, frankly, this was the number one priority of the regime and that…

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Jul 18, 2017

That loophole we closed by the bill that we passed 419--1.

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Jul 18, 2017

We have only one example where this has been effective, and that was with North Korea with Banco Delta Asia.

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