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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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Jul 5, 2016

Correct. The committee has conferred with the Government Accountability Office and received its confirmation that ``notwithstanding authority'' cannot migrate to other provisions of law. For example, funds provided to carry out the Food…

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Jul 5, 2016

That is correct. The rule of construction under section 9 of the Global Food Security Act--which was carefully negotiated with the chairman of the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the…

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Jul 5, 2016

Smart investments and development can help support growth of healthier, more stable societies, open markets that can generate consumers of U.S. goods. It can create opportunities for people there and for U.S. businesses to grow. But unwise…

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Jul 5, 2016

It is time for you to go, Hun Sen.

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Jun 22, 2016

We ought to have somebody who has read 1,000 fatwas working in the State Department.

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Jun 22, 2016

We have to have people that can go into that world. Not just the cyber world but the psychological world.

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Jun 22, 2016

I view that as a step forward. We closed off an efficient way to reach many people and now they have to try to use a less efficient system.

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Jun 21, 2016

I am worried that the Federal Reserve has created a third pillar of monetary policy, that of a stable and rising stock market.

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Jun 15, 2016

The designation of a foreign government as a state sponsor of terrorism is one of our Government's most powerful statements.

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Jun 15, 2016

I would encourage my colleagues not to put legislative veto provisions like this one in bills that pass through this committee or are offered otherwise in the House of Representatives.

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Jun 15, 2016

We shouldn't be giving terrorist regimes a clean bill of health in such a short time.

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Jun 15, 2016

Mr. Ted Yoho for his work on H.R. 5484.

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Jun 15, 2016

Dr. Afridi should not have been jailed, and he should be released immediately.

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Jun 14, 2016

I was happy to sign a letter this month, alongside Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, and the co-chairs of the Tunisia Caucus, asking the Secretary of State to reprogram up to $20 million of this money for Tunisia.

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Jun 13, 2016

The scourge of illegal organ trafficking has been pretty well documented, and you heard, here, Congressman David Trott explain the fatwa that has now been put out by ISIS that not only excuses the effort to go after Yazidis and Christians…

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Jun 8, 2016

On rollcall No. 273, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

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Jun 7, 2016

I want to thank Chairman Ros-Lehtinen and Ranking Member Deutch for their work on this resolution, and their continued work on Holocaust issues. The horrors wrought by the Nazi regime did not end when prisoners finally walked out from…

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May 25, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Keating. I appreciate the contribution here to this debate which this amendment of yours has made.

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May 25, 2016

It is time that we make all our exports competitive. This administration should finish the work that they started and complete export control reform.

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May 25, 2016

I want to thank Ranking Member Engel and all of our committee members for their contributions and assistance with today's markup.

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May 24, 2016

Iran could wipe out Israel 'in less than 8 minutes.'

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May 24, 2016

It was a very enlightening experience for me.

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May 24, 2016

We shouldn't be paying them for something they shouldn't be producing in the first place.

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May 24, 2016

Iran may hold its nuclear program to the letter of the agreement.

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