Ed Royce

Four Congresses in a row I have gotten passed in the House the Vietnam Human Rights Act. It has died in the Senate each time, sadly.

The best way to stop the slaughter of elephants for their ivory and the march of the elephants toward extinction is to close ivory markets around the world.

Bob Levinson, when you think about it, our longest held American hostage anywhere on the planet.

The Iranian regime continues to involve itself in these serious human rights abuses, even as we sit here today on a very large scale.

At least 750 people have been executed without due process in the past year.

The administration kept the deal secret and acted unilaterally.

I opposed the swap because the proposal would have resulted in a huge coup for the Taliban.

I was adamantly opposed to the proposed swap, I said so at the meeting as did many of our colleagues.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I want to compliment the chairman and the ranking member for the work that they have done to bring this bill to the floor, but this bill can be improved. There is growing bipartisan…

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…

In closing, I would just say that I am open to working with the chairman and ranking member to find an appropriate offset in conference. However, it is essential to adopt this amendment now so that this matter can be set, we can put a…

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…

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…

Today I rise to express my strong support for the Mortgage Choice Act. I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his leadership on this important bill. Owning a home has long been the cornerstone of the American Dream, but regulations are…

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…

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.

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…

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

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.

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

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

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.

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…