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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 rise in support of H.R. 4011, the North Korea Human Rights Act, of which I am an original cosponsor. The human rights conditions in North Korea are abysmal. As we know, the North Korean regime apportions and withholds resources based on…
The conflict in northern Uganda does not receive much attention in the press; and, frankly, it does not receive the attention it deserves. Today, the U.S. Congress is speaking out, going on record in saying that we have an interest in…
We are urging support for S. 2264, the Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act, and we are doing that because for the past 18 years Northern Uganda has been embroiled in a particularly vicious conflict, one which pits Ugandan President Yoweri…
I was going to make the point that under AGOA, and there are 37 countries that have qualified for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, this act is supported in fact by all the governments of Africa. We have heard from their diplomatic…
first, both personally and on behalf of my constituents in Orange County, let me offer my condolences to Mrs. Reagan and the Reagan family. I, like so many of my colleagues, probably would not be standing here today if it were not for…
I believe, as he does, that the killing in western Sudan demands the world's attention. This resolution of which we are co-sponsors condemns Sudan's government for attacks against civilians in the Darfur region. As explained, the numbers…
there really is a medical liability crisis in this country. Americans realize there is an urgent problem, but I think many are unsure of how to solve that problem. In my view, they need to look no farther than California for an answer as…
I have been trying for some years now to push this concept, a bill that I introduced a number of years ago. With the knowledge that we have got, I do not know, maybe 37 million Americans who do have access to these flexible spending…
I rise today to bring some more facts to the debate over industrial loan companies. ILCs are well regulated, both at the State and Federal levels. They have played an important part in our country's financial system for over 100 years. I…
This resolution rightly highlights the vast crimes against humanity committed by Saddam Hussein's regime. And as we have heard today, as many as 270 mass graves have been found so far, containing the bodies of 400,000 Iraqis. Four hundred…
I am a cosponsor of this resolution, but I think most of the resolutions that we deal with here in this Chamber that come to this floor rightly focus on what is wrong throughout the world, whether it is the authoritarian regime of Robert…
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2264 authorizes the Congo Basin Forest Partnership. This legislation is authored by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw) and by myself. There are several additional cochairmen present here. There are four of us as…
Tibet has been under Beijing rule since 1949, when it was invaded and at that time incorporated into China. In 1959, the Dalai Lama fled in exile to India, and he fled with tens of thousands of his followers. The Dalai Lama has shed…
In point of fact, Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to respond that China invaded Tibet in 1949 and subjugated its people. So for the government of Beijing to now say this is an internal matter, first there are two points here: First of all…
I support this bill commending the participation of Afghan women in that society. But let me share with the Members that I had an opportunity to travel in Afghanistan, and there is a small orphanage that I have supported. I have been a…
this rule is important so that we can bring up the supplemental conference report tonight to fund our troops. The need is very urgent. This past weekend I had the privilege of traveling to Iraq where I led a Congressional delegation. And I…
This bill, H.R. 2264, authorizes the administration's Congo Basin Forest Partnership. It is authored by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw), who is an international conservation leader. I am a cosponsor of this measure, and I think the…
In closing, unfortunately, Africa is not the only continent under attack. Increasingly, we are seeing the link between resource exploitation and human rights abuses and conflict and corruption. This past weekend, the Financial Times…
The Sudan peace process is, frankly, entering a very critical period. Some have described the next few months as the end game. There are elements in the government of Sudan who appear to desire peace. General Lazaro Sumbeiywo, the Kenyan…
The Peace Parks Foundation, a nonprofit organization, helps with the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation areas among two or more of the southern African development community countries. The idea for the Peace Parks…
earlier this year the Africa subcommittee that I chair held a hearing on the Congo Basin Foreign Partnership, and this is an innovative international approach to the conservation of forests and wildlife in Central Africa. This plan was…
Firstly I would like to recognize the commendable spirit of the amendment because there are many countries throughout the world, many, where we have key interests that could use Millennium Challenge Account aid. But my concern is that this…
This measure will make it easier for employers to offer health care to their employees. It is also going to help Americans save for their medical expenses, to gain greater access to quality health care. I particularly support the provision…
Last year my colleagues and I on the conference committee for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act sent to the President a bill that included tough new criminal penalties for corporate malefactors. I think at that time we took a number of steps that…
It is indeed ironic that Sudan, a country that uses stoning, should serve on the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations. It is even more ironic that Libya should be the current chairman of that committee. Mr. Speaker, in 1999, along…
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