Ed Royce

Is anyone speaking out about arms violations with respect to transfer of these types of weapons to Hamas and Hezbollah? No, no, because they don't want to upset the apple cart.

Militarily, in a few short years--if they wait that long--Iran is free to build up its tanks, its fighter jets, its intercontinental ballistic missiles.

By removing economic sanctions, the President is withdrawing one of our most successful, peaceful tools for confronting the Iranian regime.

Politically, of course, that means it solidifies the Supreme Leader's grip on power.

As Iran grows stronger across the board, the United States will be weaker to respond.

The fact that they are going to have 24 days to do whatever they want, the fact we can't go to their military facilities.

Thank you for providing the leadership in order to give USAID the space to move forward on these issues in a very difficult budget environment that we have.

To pick up on the comment that Mr. Sherman is making, this is somewhat like the situation that you might hear about in the United States in some small town.

How is it possible, taking Hernando de Soto's theory, that the reason we have created such incredible opportunity here in the United States is because of our ability, something we don't really understand, our ability under land title to…

But today I am particularly appreciative of my colleagues here from Congress, and the State Department and USAID being here again.

I think we should start by thanking Cal Poly Pomona for opening up this hall to so many people here today.

Therefore to economic growth, to development.

Land title reform is a big part of the solution here, and that is what we are going to talk about today.

What he did, what he decided to do, was to reward well-connected generals and commodores and those who were connected to him politically.

I think one of the reasons it is the number-one concern is the testimony that I think, James, you mentioned, Hernando de Soto's work.

When governments think that they can take land and property away from ordinary people and give it to their cronies, basically crony capitalism has replaced communism as a chief oppressor.

I appreciate the efforts of Mr. Watts, one of our witnesses with us today.

I fight to take back the role of women in society.

I would caution that there will be a humanitarian blowback as well, and there will be humanitarian costs to those kinds of activities.

Does that make the world safer?

Iran has cheated on every agreement they have signed.

Should Iran be given this special deal?

I think it upgrades its ballistic missile program in this, over the time of this agreement.

Does that make the region more stable?

That is backwards--and wrong.