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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.
I would just begin by thanking Congresswoman Bass for her important work on this initiative. I am proud to have been part of the African Growth and Opportunity Act coalition. I have been part of that coalition since 2000, when we wrote the…
I see the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) on the floor, also one of the original authors of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, along with Chairman Chris Smith and Ranking Member Karen Bass, one of the most engaged on initiatives…
The reason we are concerned with cash going to Iran, especially $1.7 billion in cash, is because Iran is in the process, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, of funding terrorism in the region.
But what about the interest on that that should have come out of this account?
Clearly, the goal here is to get back to a system on foreign policy that works when different agencies and branches play their proper role.
And in terms of my question on the situation of how this was handled with North Korea, why was it not handled the same way with respect to Iran?
I would just close by acknowledging again and thanking Judge Poe, Chairman Poe, a valued member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and author of this measure, for this resolution and for his focus to see that we collectively send a clear and…
In closing, I would just point out that as Kim Jong-Un continues to ratchet up his aggressive actions, we need to stand shoulder to shoulder with our Korean and Japanese allies, and part of this also means being more proactive in…
I also wanted to recognize the gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott). Mr. Jim McDermott was also one of the original authors of the AGOA legislation. He worked for many, many years to see it come to fruition. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the…
The goal of the Iran Accountability Act, the goal of this measure we are talking about today is not to force the administration to violate its flawed Iran deal. The goal here, the goal of this bill is to call upon the President to uphold…
The first point I would make, Mr. Speaker, is that, under the agreement, Iran has kept much of its nuclear infrastructure. It continues to develop advanced centrifuges. It continues to gain the ability to produce nuclear fuel on an…
Part of the problem here is that money laundering in Iran has been proven to be tied to their efforts to support international terrorism. The unfortunate case here is what we are debating. Remember, we were originally assured, yes, we can…
I think the Secretary was awarded several Pinocchios from The Washington Post for that statement on the amount of support that would give the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The reason why is because the Iranian Revolutionary Guard…
I always prefer to work things out with the ranking member. Working together, we put three bipartisan bills on the President's desk this last week alone. In this Congress, Mr. Engel and I, working together on the Foreign Affairs Committee…
Again, the reality today is that the agreement was not intended to be structured in a way that would give an inducement for Iran to go forward with a production of heavy water and the export of heavy water because, as we all know, in 15…
I think there is some confusion here. The point is that Iran is continuing to manufacture heavy water. The point is that we are making a market for their ability to export this instead of taking the legacy stock of heavy water that is in…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the order of the House of today, this 15-minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by 5-minute votes…
I would oppose this particular part of these bills today, but I support the rest of them.
the central goal of U.S. policy toward Ukraine is to allow a sovereign and democratic Ukraine to choose its own destiny.
I also wanted to express my support for H.R. 5732, the Caesar Syrian Civil Protection Act.
A clarifying point is that they cannot sell it to North Korea. Iran would not be able to do that because North Korea is under sanctions on just that point. I would also just make the argument that there is no scientific or medical…
I have a concern with the administration's decision on this issue over Iran, not necessarily my colleagues here. My concern is that, regardless of how we perceive the Iran deal that we voted on on the floor, my concern is that the…
Elections that have been delayed by President Kabila, as he seeks to avoid a clear constitutional requirement that he step down from power.
We cannot let ourselves be pushed into a war with Russia because there is a historic grudge that is going on among those people.
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