Ed Royce

We had a chance to knock them dead, and we held back because of interagency cooperation.

I recently introduced a resolution urging that you designate Hezbollah, in its entirety, as a terrorist organization.

I agree with you. I think we have to hold Iran to account for its activities, not just support of terrorism throughout the world, but also its activities within the region and its human rights activities at home.

I was the one in charge of the operation at SOD, so I could say that very clearly.

Let me be clear: There can be no future in Syria where Iran and/or Hezbollah has a permanent, military presence.

The violent attacks, Mr. Speaker, by officers assigned to Turkish President Erdogan's security detail against peaceful protesters back on May 16 were designed to do one thing. They were designed to silence those protesters' criticism of…

we should be working with Russia to defeat the radical Islamist terrorists that threaten western civilization.

we should condemn it. We should make sure that is a policy.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the Manchester attack, and with all of our friends in the United Kingdom.

We are looking at ways of sending an additional message.

Amendment to S. 371 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs.

We heard powerful testimony about the importance of including women in peace negotiations around the world.

Let me say that, for republics in Europe and our United States, we credit our civilizations with having eradicated slavery some 150 years or more ago, but clearly Judge Poe uses the right word here: Slavery is, in fact, what is committed…

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Frankel) especially for the trips that she has made overseas--not just here in the United States--to do this investigative work to expose trafficking and for being the original lead Democratic…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 145, which affirms this body's support for the independent anticorruption commissions in Central America that seek to combat corruption and combat…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include any extraneous material in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

I thank Congresswoman Norma Torres for authoring this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Moolenaar), a member of the Committee on Appropriations.

First, let me say that the words just spoken by Ranking Member Eliot Engel are precisely the sentiment that I think we all wish to convey. We must do all we can to combat anti-Semitism in all of its insidious forms, and we do it because…

one of the reasons we did not on this committee ask for meetings with President Paul Kagame was because of several assassinations of political opponents

Russia has pumped tens of millions into disinformation and propaganda targeting to the U.S. and Europe. For too long the United States' response to Russian aggression has been weak and ineffective, and this has to change.

The victims of human trafficking cry out for help, help anywhere they can get it.

I especially want to thank Chris Smith for his leadership on it over the years.

People are looking for the United States to lead. And I think that we can lead. And I think that we should lead.

This bill attempts to be punitive and prevent people from propping up the Assad regime, from trading with the Assad regime, from getting money to the Assad regime.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 230.