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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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Apr 26, 2017

I think that is important to flesh out the strategy itself.

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Apr 25, 2017

we have put them at a significant disadvantage so that the smaller the institution, the larger the disadvantage

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Apr 25, 2017

I include in the Record two letters of support for this bill. One is from the administration, and the other is from ExpoUSA, the United States World's Fairs Council. United States Department of State, Washington, DC, April 24, 2017. Hon…

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Apr 25, 2017

World Expos are designed to showcase a nation's products, the technology, the innovative spirit. And what nation on Earth produces more innovative products and technology than the United States or has a better or more skilled workforce…

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Apr 25, 2017

we are not letting bankers be bankers

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Apr 25, 2017

Wouldn't that over time--and I think this was Mr. Waller's argument some years ago; I heard him lay out this case that if we are worried about over-leverage, why would we create a situation where the burden on the smaller institutions is…

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Apr 5, 2017

That probably would be a huge step if we could do that.

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Apr 5, 2017

I shared my concern at that time that we are misaligning our resources and hindering legitimate consumers and businesses from accessing capital.

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Apr 4, 2017

An investigation or an examination is not supposed to be a 'gotcha' moment or a hold-up.

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Apr 4, 2017

With all due respect, Director, let me explain how it seems. It seems to them a little like the car mechanic in 'National Lampoon's Vacation.'

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Apr 4, 2017

Companies deserve due process. They deserve the ability to appeal to a body other than the CFPB itself.

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Apr 3, 2017

I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), the chairman emeritus of the committee who chairs the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and has authored previous legislation to address…

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Apr 3, 2017

I again want to thank Judge Poe for his determination to have North Korea labeled as a terrorist state. As Judge Poe notes, that is just the way it is. With the passage of this bill today, we are going to take another step, I think, toward…

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Apr 3, 2017

I would also like to recognize the contribution here of Mr. Sherman, who is the ranking member on the committee, and to acknowledge also the force of his argument. Kim Jong-un is an individual who not only kidnaps his neighbors, but also…

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Apr 3, 2017

Let me just start by thanking Mr. Sires, the author of this measure, and I rise in support of it. It reaffirms the United States-Argentina partnership. After over a decade of economic mismanagement and corruption and alliances with the…

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Mar 28, 2017

We need to be clear. The U.S.-South Korean alliance decision to deploy the defense of THAAD system is to counter the threat from the Kim regime and no one else.

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Mar 28, 2017

We are seeing an uptick in these ballistic missile tests and Iran's aspiration for an ICBM program...

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Mar 28, 2017

The original intent of the nuclear sanctions was to put so much pressure on the regime that it would be forced to end all enrichment...

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Mar 28, 2017

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1644 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Mar 28, 2017

During last week's Asia Subcommittee hearing on North Korea, I asked our panel directly whether the Kim regime should be relisted. Every witness on that panel replied that North Korea was a state sponsor of terror.

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Mar 28, 2017

We have before us a measure that further increased pressure on the brutal and belligerent Kim regime by targeting North Korea, North Korean slave labor, and expanding sanctions to deter Kim's nuclear weapons program.

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Mar 28, 2017

We are facing this great battle between stability and instability, places that have control and places that are in chaos.

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Mar 28, 2017

The new administration needs to step up its Iran, North Korea, and Syria nonproliferation activities...

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Mar 28, 2017

These three bills today about North Korea are great examples of trying to stop a nation that is trying to promote instability in the world.

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Mar 28, 2017

I want to begin by thanking Representative Wilson for his leadership on House Resolution 92.

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