Chairman Ed Royce welcomed Taiwan’s President Tsai to Los Angeles, California. The visit is President Tsai’s first since the Taiwan Travel Act became law; championed by Chairman Royce, the law encourages visits between the United States and Taiwan at all levels.
“The administration is rightly acting to uphold international bans on the use of chemical weapons. The mandatory sanctions that follow this determination are key to increasing pressure on Russia. Vladimir Putin must know that we will not tolerate his deadly acts, or his ongoing attacks on our democratic process.”
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) continued to press for Russia to be held accountable for its use of chemical weapons in recent attacks on civilians in the United Kingdom. In a letter to the president, Royce noted that the administration missed a statutorily required deadline under the Chemical and Biological Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, initiated by his March inquiry, to report on whether the Russian Government is responsible for the attack.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today on the House floor highlighted the ongoing atrocities in Syria and urged the Senate to pass the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, which would sanction Assad and his backers, hold war criminals accountable, and give justice to victims of atrocities in Syria. This morning, Chairman Royce again met with Syrian defector Caesar, who exposed the regime’s horrific brutality through thousands of photos documenting the regime’s crimes.
"The United States should now utilize its influence within the FATF to reimpose countermeasures against Iran and protect the international financial system.”
Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Democracy Promotion in a Challenging World.”
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) bipartisan congressional delegation, focused on conservation and development in Africa, today departed Mozambique after a two-day visit.