Chairman Royce: There’s No Reason for Further Delay on Genocide Designation

Press Release 03.16.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s admission it will miss tomorrow’s legally mandated deadline to submit to Congress an evaluation of ISIS attacks against Christians, Yezidi and other religious minorities in the Middle East: “I understand this holdup will be […]

We will not accept these terrible atrocities

Press Release 03.15.16

Today marks five years of devastating conflict in Syria. The Assad regime’s bloody crackdown on peaceful protests, and the subsequent struggle has claimed more than 400,000 lives. Millions more have been forced from their homes. Meanwhile, ISIS has expanded its control in the country, committing genocidal acts against Christian, Yezidi and other religious minorities. In […]

Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing to Examine U.S. Foreign Assistance – Today at 10 a.m.

Press Release 03.15.16

Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing to review the President’s budget request for foreign assistance. The hearing is entitled, “Review of the FY 2017 Foreign Assistance Budget: Aligning Interests, Ensuring Effectiveness and Transparency.” Live webcast and witness testimony will be available HERE. Below […]

House Votes to Declare ISIS’s Atrocities Genocide, Hold Assad Accountable for War Crimes

Press Release 03.14.16

Washington, D.C. – Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement today after House passage of two bipartisan measures, H. Con. Res. 75 and H. Con. Res. 121, addressing genocide and war crimes in the Middle East: “ISIS is guilty of genocide. It has been using mass murder, beheadings, crucifixions, rape, torture, […]

Legislation Addressing War Crimes, Genocide in the Middle East Passes Foreign Affairs Committee

Press Release 03.02.16

Committee declares “genocide” committed against Christians, Yezidis Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed two bipartisan measures to address war crimes and genocide in the Middle East. Specifically, the measures condemn ISIS’s genocide against Christians, Yezidis and other ethnic and religious minorities, and call for an […]

Chairman Royce via INJO: It’s Time To Start Calling ISIS’s Atrocities Against Christians A Genocide

Press Release 03.01.16

It’s Time To Start Calling ISIS’s Atrocities Against Christians A Genocide Written by Congressman Ed Royce March 1, 2016 In recent months, ISIS has gone global — carrying out attacks in San Bernardino and Paris. But the Obama administration continues to resist confronting radical Islamist terrorism directly and labeling ISIS’s efforts to destroy Christians and […]

Chairman Royce Statement on Plans to Aid in Fight Against Boko Haram

Press Release 02.26.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement on reports that the Pentagon is planning to send U.S. Special Forces as advisers to Nigeria: “I am glad the administration is considering sending U.S. Special Forces to Nigeria to assist in the fight against Boko Haram. Boko Haram is […]

Foreign Affairs Committee to Press Secretary Kerry on Foreign Affairs Budget – Today at 9:30 a.m.

Press Release 02.25.16

Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 9:30 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry will testify. The hearing is entitled, “Strengthening U.S. Leadership in a Turbulent World: The FY 2017 Foreign Affairs Budget.” Live webcast and witness testimony will […]

Chairman Royce on U.S.-Jordan Cooperation Bill Becoming Law

Press Release 02.18.16

Washington, D.C.—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after President Obama signed into law the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act (H.R. 907), legislation authored by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL): “As ISIS’s barbarism continues to spread across the globe, it is vital that we support our allies in the fight to […]

Chairman Royce: If Putin Were Serious, He Would Stop Bombing Immediately

Press Release 02.12.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement in response to the plan unveiled in Munich for a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria: “Secretary Kerry is right: these are just words on paper. If Vladimir Putin was serious about reaching a diplomatic solution, he would stop his disgraceful […]