Chairman Royce Comments as Billions in Cash Being Negotiated for Iran

Press Release 07.04.15

More money for bombs, not butter, says Foreign Affairs Chair Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement as U.S. negotiators work toward a final Iran nuclear agreement which would provide Tehran with tens of billions in sanctions relief. Earlier this week, a senior […]

Chairman Royce Comments on Need for Inspector Access to Iran’s Military Sites

Press Release 06.30.15

International inspectors must have ‘anywhere, anytime’ access – not ‘some places, sometimes,’ says Foreign Affairs Chair Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following comments from a U.S. negotiator at the Iran talks that “anywhere, anytime” inspector access would be “not appropriate” because the U.S. “wouldn’t […]

Chairman Royce Comments as Iran Talks Likely to Pass June 30th Deadline

Press Release 06.29.15

“I’ll be the last one to be critical if you walk away from this negotiating table,” says Foreign Affairs Chairman Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the news that nuclear negotiations with Iran are likely to continue past tomorrow’s June 30th […]

Chairman Royce Demands Obama Administration Comply with Law; Enforce Critical Sanctions Aimed at Iran’s Nuclear Program

Press Release 06.25.15

Letter Comes After Government Watchdog Calls Out State Department for Looking Other Way Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry demanding answers to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that the Obama Administration has failed to […]

Chairman Royce Comments as Former Obama Advisors Warn of Troubling Iran Agreement Nearing

Press Release 06.25.15

‘When your close associates are speaking out, you know you’re on the wrong track,’ says Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the release of an open letter from several former prominent Obama Administration advisors. The letter […]

Chairman Royce Comments on Dangerous Iran Negotiation Developments

Press Release 06.24.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following the latest developments in Iran negotiations. New reports indicate that the agreement is set to offer Tehran high-tech reactors and convert Iran’s underground facility at Fordo for isotope production. Also, in a recent speech, Iranian […]

House Sends Message to Iran on Detained Americans

Press Release 06.15.15

Urges their immediate release Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined his colleagues in sending a message to Tehran — allow the four Americans currently detained or missing in Iran to come home, now. The House unanimously passed H. Res. 233, a bipartisan measure introduced […]

Committee Convening Hearing on Iran’s Enduring Ballistic Missile Threat

Press Release 06.10.15

Chairman Royce’s opening statement Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will address a Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa hearing that will examine the ballistic missile threat from Iran. The hearing is entitled “Iran’s Enduring Ballistic Missile Threat.” Live webcast and witness […]

Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bipartisan Measure on Americans Detained in Iran

Press Release 06.02.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed H. Res. 233, a bipartisan measure introduced by Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), which states that Iran should immediately release the three United States citizens it holds and provide all known information on any United States citizens that […]

Committee to Convene Hearing on Americans Detained in Iran – Today 10 a.m.

Press Release 06.02.15

Chairman Royce’s opening statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing at which family members of four Americans either detained or missing in Iran will testify. The hearing is entitled “Americans Detained in Iran.” Immediately following the hearing, the […]