Ed Royce

I think that we have an opportunity also in engagement, and I hope to do this, you know, in our delegation that we take with this committee in April in Kiev.

I ask that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from California? There was no…

When we are speaking of this issue, I think Members should reflect that we are speaking of an Israel that faces from a regime in Iran that actually speaks of wiping Israel off of the map, a regime in Iran that seeks to acquire a nuclear…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding to me. I also thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), our chairman emeritus, and the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel) the ranking member, for their working together to craft this…

the administration either doesn't have the full grasp of how dangerous Iran really is or is choosing to be willfully ignorant of the situation

Iran's status as the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism is very well deserved.

This regime, this Islamic republic is a regime--foments bloodshed, promotes chaos.

The United States hears you. The United States knows what you are going through, and we will support you and support your fundamental human rights.

I am also writing a letter to President Obama and asking for cosigners, requesting that he hold Venezuelan officials accountable for their human rights abuses.

We have a moral obligation to stand up and support them.

I urge my colleagues to support this resolution and to support the American ideals of freedom, justice, rule of law, protection of human rights.

What we are actually talking about here is a template.

This is one of the few proposals that we are going to pass that actually is scored to bring revenues into the Federal coffers here in the United States.

This lack of electricity even has a direct impact on our nation's spending.

I will now call up H.R. 2548.

The Electrify Africa Act is a response to this massive power shortage.

the Royce-Engel amendment in the nature of a substitute that was provided to your offices Tuesday morning is considered base text for purposes of the markup and is open for amendment at any point.

I will continue to object to this amendment on the basis that it amounts to an unfunded mandate against OPIC.

I do commend you for the leadership you have had and the bipartisan support we have had on this committee.

The fees that the companies pay to go in in order to make these investments is what covers the cost.

Seventy percent of Africans lack access to dependable electricity.

Small business remains the largest employer in the United States.

I regret that because of our nation's financial condition I cannot support spending American taxpayer dollars on power lines and power plants in Africa.

I am so excited to see that the committee takes this proactive action to increase U.S. engagement and investment in Africa.

We especially want to thank also the NGO community that are really integral to, frankly, the partnership that has got to be put together.