Chairman Royce Announces Hearing on Reforming U.S. Food Aid Delivery to Feed More for Less

Press Release 06.06.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that on Wednesday, June 12, he will convene a hearing on reforming the U.S. international food aid program in order to help more people, more quickly, at a lower cost. The hearing, entitled “Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Upcoming USTR Confirmation Hearing

Press Release 06.05.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Thursday’s scheduled confirmation hearing of Michael Froman, President Obama’s nominee to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative: “The Administration needs a more ambitious trade agenda. Other countries are moving ahead. It must fight for […]

Chairman Royce Condemns Verdicts in Egypt NGO Trials

Press Release 06.04.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement condemning the verdicts rendered by Egypt against international and Egyptian non-governmental organizations (NGOs): “This is another assault on Egyptian civil society. As if these trials were not bad enough, the Egyptian government is pushing a […]

Royce Statement on White House Announcement of Additional Iran Sanctions

Press Release 06.03.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the White House announcement of additional sanctions against Iran: “I welcome these sanctions against Iran’s currency and the blacklisting of Iran’s automotive sector, which the House Foreign Affairs Committee targeted in the Nuclear Iran […]

A Look Ahead — Week of June 3-7

Press Release 05.31.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Monday, June 3 Subcommittee Hearing: Tragic Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 3 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, […]

Chairman Royce, Committee Members Call on Secretary Kerry to Detail Status of Four State Department Employees Cited in Benghazi Report

Press Release 05.29.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with 14 other Members of the Committee, called on Secretary of State John Kerry to detail what personnel actions the State Department has taken regarding the four Department employees who were cited by the Accountability Review Board (ARB) […]

Chairman Royce Reacts to President Obama’s Counterterrorism Speech

Press Release 05.23.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s counterterrorism speech at the National Defense University: “President Obama said today that the terrorist threat facing America today has significantly declined and is similar to what we faced prior to […]

Chairman Royce Statement on IAEA Report Showing Iran Advances Toward Nuclear Weapons

Press Release 05.23.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, one day after the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the Committee, issued the following statement on the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report, which confirms that Iran continues to march ahead with its nuclear weapons program. The report […]

Chairman Royce Applauds Passage of Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation

Press Release 05.22.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted in favor of the Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3), legislation that removes the roadblocks preventing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 241 to 175. Royce issued the following statement […]

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Applaud Passage of Tough Iran Sanctions Legislation

Press Release 05.22.13

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act (H.R. 850). Aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, the legislation passed unanimously. The bipartisan legislation was introduced in February by Chairman Royce and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s […]