Ed Royce

The current law puts Congress not in the driver seat, not as a coequal branch of government, not in the back seat, but in the trunk when it comes to deciding what our policy will be on nuclear cooperation agreements.

You have heard today about the devastating effects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's decision to suspend exit permits for internationally adopted children. I've met with the American families who, as a result of this action, cannot…

The closest thing to eternal life is a government program.

I have long been concerned that this balance is shifting as Christian heritage sites in Turkey deteriorate and disappear in the face of hostile government policies.

I am very much chagrined over what seems to be his authoritarian rule.

I adopted a Vietnamese prisoner of conscience named Mr. Nguyen Tien Trung.

Turkey cannot have it both ways.

If this is not enough for us to act today, if not for Israel, if not for Latin America, if not for Africa, then for the United States.

Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. 588 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce

Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H. Res. 562 offered by the Honorable Edward R. Royce

I think this is a very moderate bill and should be supported by everyone on both sides of the aisle.

We demand that the State Department work on these families' behalf and those children's behalf to bring this to a successful resolution and conclusion.

I don't think we should express the sense of Congress that Turkey has made progress in ending religious discrimination.

I am proud to continue advocating for religious freedom in Turkey, and I urge support of this important bill.

We are simply stating that the findings in our bill are based on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Despite optimistic claims by Turkish leaders in 2011 that a revised law would allow all church properties to be returned to their rightful owners within a year, 3 years later most of those properties remain unreturned.

Despite the Turkish Government's numerous promises to reopen the Halki seminary, that seminary remains closed.

Today, we pay our respects to Sue Kint, a longtime friend of many in the community of Buena Park, California, who recently passed away after battling what began as lung cancer. Sue Kint's remarkable story has humble beginnings. Born to…

Pastor Chinh was unjustly sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2012 for simply practicing his faith.

There is no denying that the Republic of Turkey has a poor record on the treatment of Christians.

Representatives Ed Royce and Carolyn McCarthy have introduced the Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (H.R. 688)...

If this treaty goes through on fast track, they will displace many of the textile capabilities of the Central American countries and put them out of business.

We know that even the State Department's book on trafficking just came out on Friday that Vietnam is a major source of labor trafficking and many products are made with child labor in Vietnam.

Unfortunately, this administration has failed in the role in Libya.

Part of being a leader means holding our coalition partners accountable, making sure they fulfill the commitments they make.