Ed Royce

Your Monday speech, Mr. Secretary, outlined a much-needed strategy to match Iran's range of hostile activities.

It was 5:39 a.m. on June 25, 2010 when we passed the Dodd-Frank Conference Committee Report. At that early morning hour--other than a need for sleep--there was little we agreed upon. But one thing stood out, Republicans and Democrats…

Islamist terrorism will threaten us for years and years to come.

I want to thank the International Conservation Caucus co-chair, Representative Jeff Fortenberry, and this committee's ranking member.

I am not only a proud member of the Caucus, but I am also pleased to sign on to the DELTA Act...

As we have heard today, greater transparency cooperation is essential to advancing conservation and smart development in the Okavango River Basin.

Many of our colleagues on this committee have focused in recent years on the role of transnational criminal organizations and terror groups in illegal wildlife trafficking.

It is going to prioritize wildlife trafficking and anti-poaching programs in the greater region to help save elephants and other endangered species.

It will strengthen and streamline coordination among the Governments of the United States, Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, as well as non-governmental organizations in the private sector to protect the basin there.

It will promote sound economic growth for local communities through responsible natural resource management.

One of the great things about America is that we strive to be better. We work hard and we innovate to create better opportunities.

But to be successful as you have pointed out it has to start with getting host country buy-in...

By countering these illegal wildlife trafficking activities of these illicit groups we have the added benefit of cutting off a critical supply of revenue while also protecting endangered species.

We have peace, we have a new government there, we have the opportunity to engage Angola and Namibia and Botswana to preserve these resources.

We have a tremendous opportunity before us to take action now while we still have the ability to protect Africa's most expansive inland water system...

I think it is also essential to the well-being of people around this planet and certainly every American.

our Ranking Member, Maxine Waters, and I, along with Representatives Stivers and Joyce Beatty, have introduced the Working Together to End Homelessness Act.

I want to thank again Chairman Smith and Karen Bass for their efforts to get it right.

Can you just give me an example, Mr. Lynn, of how you do that in L.A.?

I have an amendment to the text at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: That the House of Representatives-- (1)…

I share your concern, as you know, Mr. Sherman, that we need to prevent more countries that currently lack the capacity from undertaking enrichment and undertaking reprocessing.

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 5141 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce

It is critical that we have a diplomacy focused on energy, but the most important part of that is nuclear energy and the risk of nuclear proliferation.

Representative Kinzinger, who was an early advocate of the GEC and has continued here to help drive.

I want to thank Representatives Ros-Lehtinen and Deutch for their leadership on H.R. 5141.