Ed Royce

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 16, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $15,500,000)''. Page 48, line 18, after the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I rise, yet again, to raise the alarm over taxpayer-funded housing policy. This straightforward amendment that you have before you would prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from using funds to pay housing advocacy groups or others through…

And will just take a moment and recognize the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Grayson) for his initiative in introducing this bill and for his commitment to the success of democratic governance in Afghanistan. The international community has…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Mr. Duffy's amendment. The current way the Internet is governed is soon set to change, as we all know, and the question remains: Who will take over? The answer will have consequences…

If this terrible episode is to resolve with the girls' safe returns, the Government of Nigeria must continue to match its public statements with a serious and focused response that draws on all elements of its government, the influence of…

It is time to think of new solutions.

You have a situation here where we are focused on the kidnapping of 300 girls some weeks ago, but, in the meantime, more have been kidnapped.

We are not doing what we need to be doing on the ground in order to track and rescue these girls.

Frankly, if we moved all our aid through Syrian American groups, to me, that would be the ideal solution.

Every passing minute makes their successful rescue less likely.

The long-term solution to Boko Haram cannot come solely from Nigeria's security forces, but, rather, also requires Nigeria's political leaders to give serious and sustained attention to addressing the systematic problems of corruption, the…

The difficulty is that Boko Haram is in a process of expanding their terror and the frequency of these attacks, the attacks on girls, that has been an evolution.

It is time that our governments speak out about, again, the use of chemical weapons on those civilians.

International Megan's Law, to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, will bolster law enforcement efforts to combat a crime that is worldwide. It affects hundreds of thousands of young children every year. In particular, this bill…

You have heard today about the unconscionable child sex tourism industry which has been operating now for years overseas. There are child victims at home here, too. Our proactive efforts to help countries identify incoming child predators…

The United States is doing everything it can to assist in their rescue.

The U.N.'s delivery of aid solely through areas controlled by the Assad regime has been the primary obstacle early on to ensuring the delivery of aid where needed most.

The United States and the international community continue to struggle with an issue that shouldn't have been such a struggle, which is the delivery of aid to Syrians most in need.

The situation with these girls is critical. Members of the committee want to do all that they can to assist State and Department of Defense.

This vetting is a persistent and very troubling limitation on our ability to provide assistance.

Regulation can take place at the Federal level, but it must be smart and specific to insurance operating models.

The new reality involves State regulators, it involves the Federal Reserve, and it involves the Treasury Department.

I commend my good friend. It is not that long ago that we first learned of the SOS Venezuela sign.

Amendment to H. Res. 573 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, and chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs.