Ed Royce

It looks as though I have one more Member who has arrived and wishes to speak on this measure. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Lance), a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Regretfully, I will be opposing the substitute. As Members of the House know, it is unusual for the two of us to be at odds. In working together, we have a long track record of success: 14 bills this session, 18 in the last session. Just…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, strike line 11 and all that follows through line 17 and insert the following: (a) Prohibition.-- (1) In…

I agree with part of the argument that is being made here by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel). You just heard a common theme between the underlying bill and the ranking member's substitute, and that is the need for greater…

In summation, Mr. Chairman, throughout negotiations on the President's nuclear deal, the Foreign Affairs Committee held scores of briefings and hearings and meetings with the Obama administration on Iran. So if the goal of this settlement…

I would make the point that, as we talk about whether Iran took possession of this money in cash or by check, that transaction is immaterial. I understand the argument here, but let me explain why I do not think that holds true with…

The argument that the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin) was making is based on the counter to this argument that the administration has made. What the administration has said is: Look, Iran says we owe them $400 million. We will impute…

I raise this issue because, on three occasions now, we have had the transfer of pallets of cash to the Government of Iran, and this legislation would make certain that that does not happen again. The reason we do not want to pay cash to…

Last week, when the Foreign Affairs Committee met to consider this legislation, the ranking member expressed concerns that the bill, as introduced, was too broad in our attempt to end payments to Iran in cash and cash-like equivalent. So I…

I would just make the following points. We did have another way to transfer any agreed-upon settlement without transferring pallets of cash, and we know that because the administration had made other transfers to Iran. So this bill does…

I have an amendment to the text of the resolution at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike all after the resolved clause and insert the following: That the House of…

I congratulate Mr. Castro and Mr. McCaul for their innovation. I reserve the balance of my time.

I have an amendment to the preamble at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike the preamble and insert the following: Whereas, in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994…

I have an amendment to the bill at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be…

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel). I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), the ranking member. I yield back the balance of my time.

I am encouraged by HUD's Moving to Work contract renewals and the expansion of that pilot program.

We need to reform that.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

the U.S. has half as many publicly traded companies traded on exchanges today, as it did in 1996.

We should pursue that.

China needs to realize that there will be consequences well beyond our current targeted sanctions on this or that business entity if it continues to do business as usual with North Korea.

the Obama administration paid $1.7 billion to Iran in exchange for hostages.

The point of the no-concessions policy is to remove the incentive to take Americans hostage.

They see it as ransom, and that intention has been to take Americans and get ransom.