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Edward R. Royce is a former U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district, serving from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Royce was known for his work on foreign affairs and trade issues during his tenure in Congress. He served as the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he focused on international relations and security matters. Royce was also involved in legislation aimed at supporting religious institutions and community service initiatives.
I would argue that now is the time, before there is any backsliding on the part of Iran or any attempts, you know, diplomatic efforts to try to move it in the opposite direction, now is the time to take down as much of Hezbollah's criminal…
Our system, though, is at risk of devolving into sort of the European model, largely because of the actions of Washington that are stacking the deck against smaller institutions.
One song he wrote was entitled 'Who Are You?' questioning the conscience of the police who brutally assaulted and arrested demonstrators.
On the topic of international cooperation, 2 years ago we had the Deputy Treasury Secretary Wolin say we are working closely with our G-20 partners to make sure that we get a regime that works worldwide so that we don't have new…
This does underscore the necessity of Canada making sure that we are able to access Asia markets for our energy products.
Last week, 60 Americans lost their jobs as a result of the President's decision not to give the green light and go ahead with the Keystone project.
We compete with China. It is going to impact jobs in the United States if energy costs go down in China as a result and if energy costs go up in the United States.
We are opposed to incompetent regulation. We are opposed to the kind of regulation that would not allow, for example, the systemic risk regulation of the GSEs.
We need to remedy this situation before the capital markets walk off from the United States overseas.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me begin by quoting Thomas Jefferson. He said, ``In our early struggles for liberty, religious freedom could not fail to become a primary object.'' Jefferson was a very smart man, and he…
Last week we had a headline in the newspaper that I think underscores the importance of this legislation, and what that headline said was that North Korea is making a missile able to hit the United States. {time} 2140 Now, the reason we're…
In closing, Mr. Speaker, religious freedom is a foundation necessary, I believe, for any democracy. It's a freedom we here in America can enjoy, and, frankly, it is embedded so deeply in our culture that many of us tend to take these…
I want to see us strengthen the law as it applies to insider trading as it can be practiced by Members of Congress.
They take some umbrage with the idea that some refer to this as a 'forgotten war.'
I thank our colleague Charlie Rangel, who sort of has the quintessentially American sense of humor.
This resolution demonstrates the shared commitment and the sacrifice that serves as the foundation of the U.S.-Korea alliance.
I think members understand that stepping back from Taiwan would not result in China taking a firmer line on North Korea, which is a concern to us, or on Iran's nuclear programs.
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