Chairman Royce Opening Statement in Hearing on Preventing Nuclear Iran

Press Release 05.15.13

Royce Opening Statement: “I am convinced that Tehran will continue on this path until the sanctions bite so bad the regime must relent or face upheaval.” Washington, D.C. – Today at 1:15 p.m. ET, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine U.S. policy toward […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on Growing Iran Sanctions Momentum

Press Release 05.09.13

Bipartisan, Bicameral Efforts Target Tehran’s Financial Lifeline Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, released the following statement on the mounting bipartisan movement in Congress to further strengthen sanctions against the Iranian regime: “The Committee will soon consider […]

Chairman Royce Meets with Israeli Prime Minister

Press Release 05.01.13

Royce Highlights Shared Values, Shared Threats Traveling with a bipartisan delegation to Israel, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a broad range of issues relating to the U.S.-Israel relationship. Royce and Netanyahu reaffirmed the strong relationship between the two […]

Chairman Royce Opening Statement in FY 2014 Foreign Affairs Budget Hearing

Press Release 04.17.13

Chairman Ed Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – This morning, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver his first congressional testimony since being sworn in as Secretary. The hearing is entitled “Securing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel to Introduce “Nuclear Iran Prevention Act”

Press Release 02.27.13

[Upon introduction, the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act was assigned the following bill number : H.R. 850.] Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel, the Committee’s Ranking Member, will introduce bipartisan sanctions legislation aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, and further […]

Chairman Royce Statement on State of the Union Address

Press Release 02.12.13

Washington, D.C. – Tonight, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after attending President Obama’s State of the Union address: “I am most deeply concerned by President Obama’s demonstrated naivety in the message he is sending to nuclear-bound regimes in North Korea and Iran. Less than […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Implementation of Tighter Sanctions against Iran

Press Release 02.06.13

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s implementation of tighter Iran sanctions provisions included in the Iran Threat Reduction and Syrian Human Rights Act of 2012: “Iran is a global threat. These new and far-reaching sanctions against Iran, stemming from a law that […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Sentencing of American Pastor in Iran

Press Release 01.28.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the sentencing of Pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran: “Mr. Abedini’s detention and sentence demonstrate the Iranian regime’s blatant disregard for the most fundamental human rights, including freedom of religion. I fully support the State Department’s […]

Royce Tapped to Chair Foreign Affairs Committee

Press Release 11.26.12

U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R-CA) was selected today by the Republican Steering Committee to chair the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the 113th Congress. Royce will succeed Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who was term limited. The decision of the Steering Committee, a group of Republican leaders chaired by Speaker John Boehner, is expected to be ratified […]