Ed Royce

Hopefully, Liu Xiaobo's death will be a global pivot to human rights in China.

It is a sad day. Yesterday was a very sad day. A sad day for human rights.

Liu's efforts were not in vain. His sacrifice and death... has shined a light on the sad state of human rights in China.

I would just mention, Mr. Speaker, that 20 years ago, human trafficking was unknown, I think, to most Americans and there was little public awareness of the severity of what we are calling here today modern-day slavery. Seventeen years…

The reason we are here today has to do with the drought in California that, frankly, could have been solved had we been allowed to move forward with the storage that we need. Because the process now is one of watching the rains come, watch…

As a coauthor of this resolution, I also want to thank the other coauthors, including Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who has been a leader on NATO issues. Mr. Speaker, in closing, let me say, for the advancement of our own security, the…

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), who chairs the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa.

the U.N. Human Rights Council's record of protecting dictators cannot stand.

The Foreign Affairs Committee's ranking member, Eliot Engel, and I last year passed the Protect and Preserve Cultural Property Act.

Taiwan is facing new challenges as a result of changes in cross-strait and global dynamics as well, and it is more important than ever to reassure Taiwan of the U.S. commitment to the relationship.

Unfortunately, just this week, under pressure and with inducements from Beijing, Panama broke off decades of diplomatic relations with Taiwan and switched diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China.

I remain concerned about successive administrations' delays in our arms sales notification for Taiwan.

I found it particularly concerning that Taiwan was excluded from this year's World Health Assembly...

I think by encouraging more visits between the two governments, including at the highest levels, we are going to further strengthen the critical U.S.-Taiwan partnership.

I am a strong advocate for strengthening Taiwan's economic links to the United States and across Asia.

Before we say or do anything else today, I want to pause to extend our thoughts and our prayers for the well-being of Whip Scalise and our colleagues, police, and staff who were attacked by a gunman this morning in Virginia.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 304. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I want to pause to extend our thoughts and our prayers for the well-being of Whip Scalise and our colleagues, police, and staff who were attacked by a gunman this morning in Virginia.

On Monday, we heard Secretary Mattis call North Korea 'the top security threat to the United States.'

We can't have dialogue forever, Mr. Secretary.

This situation, we were encouraged yesterday first to hear news that Otto Wormbier would be returned to the United States, but then we found out about his condition and were horrified to learn that he was in a coma. This is outrageous.

Qatar's relationship with Hamas remains very concerning.

This bill will impose sanctions on foreign persons and agencies and, yes, on governments that assist Hamas...

I would like to make the point: I am from the State of California, and that has long been the innovation capital for new ideas in America, for high-tech, and a place where a person with an idea and hard work and a little startup capital…

The idea that there is separation between Hezbollah's military and political wings is, quite frankly, laughable.