Ed Royce

The situation for women in areas where access to education is actively suppressed is particularly grim.

There isn't the political will to confront that faction, either in the legislature or out in--you know, among the support for the Taliban to get them closed.

I have for years traveled to South Asia and expressed concern about the appalling state of education in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan.

I think you are holding a very important hearing at a very important time here as we start to think strategically about what it means in a world in which the United States increasingly has the capacity to ship oil to allies that are really…

This bill does come at a critical time. In closing, I will just say that U.S. officials are pressing President Putin to respect Ukrainian sovereignty, but this diplomacy will only have a chance if it is backed up by a combination of the…

It is a sad state of affairs. There was one television station left in Russia that had some measure of independence, that wasn't state-controlled. Russia, President Putin, went after that institution, and now it is no longer broadcasting…

This is not a new cold war. President Reagan ended the cold war. The way he did that, frankly, was by leading, but also with a strategy which drove down the price of oil and gas, which was the stranglehold, which not only Russia had over…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, part of our problem here is with President Putin's definition of what is the Russian Nation in his speech to the Duma. When he says the Russian Nation is divided by borders, he is…

I support this amendment. There were a number of amendments that Mr. Poe was considering offering.

This bill ramps up pressure on Putin and his accomplices who have played key roles in Russia's aggression.

Given Russia's continued aggression toward Ukraine, which may yet extend to other countries in the region, I think this report would be very useful in helping to gauge the potential impact from the future development of Russia's armed…

We are not reviving confrontation... but if we put additional pressure on him... we might have considerable more success.

The fact is that this institution is the means by which we cooperate with the Russians to fight terrorism.

It is essential that we react very strongly to this because the lack of doing this will not only mean that Russia is going to continue to push the lines.

I think we should act, act decisively and act with the appropriate measure of sanctions to let... know he can't just invade countries.

Moscow's support has been essential in Assad's 3-year slaughter of his own people.

I very much agree with the gentleman from California on his point for all Ukrainians to contemplate this issue of national reconciliation.

It can no longer be business as usual with Russia.

This bill provides much needed assistance to Ukraine's struggling democracy which will be tested in the Presidential election.

If we turn them away, if we push them away, if we won't talk to them, if we disband institutions like the NATO-Russia Council, the inevitable result of that will be that we no longer cooperate with the Russians.

This legislation enhances the availability of accurate news and information needed to counter the propaganda sent in by Moscow.

It is simply impossible to give you one example to have any effective institution of economic sanctions against Iran without the cooperation of the Russians.

You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

I believe that Congress as a whole needs to seriously consider passing the reforms to the IMF as an essential component of a comprehensive assistance package to the Ukraine.

If we wish to prevent him from further aggression then the United States and our allies must take immediate action to strengthen Ukraine's sovereignty.