Readout of House Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting with French Ambassador

Press Release 12.17.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) hosted a bipartisan meeting with Ambassador Gérard Araud of the French Republic to discuss counter-extremism efforts and other important national security issues following the devastating terror attacks in Paris. Following the meeting, Chairman Royce said: “In the aftermath of the brutal terrorist assault […]

Subcommittee Chairman Poe on FBN: Pres. Obama Must Outline Strategy to Combat ISIS on the Internet

Press Release 12.09.15

Washington, D.C. —U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, appeared today on Fox Business Network’s “Morning’s With Maria” to discuss his bill (H.R. 3654) to require the Obama administration to lay out a strategy to combat terrorists’ use of social media. The Committee passed Rep. Poe’s bill unanimously […]

Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bills to Combat ISIS

Press Release 12.09.15

Committee also passes measures to support Taiwan, condemn chemical weapons use, and support free press in Latin America and the Caribbean Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed five measures, including two bipartisan measures to step up efforts to defeat and destroy ISIS. Specifically, the measures provide arms to […]

Chairman Royce: Strengthening Visa Waiver Program Will Help Keep America Safe

Press Release 12.08.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), a member of the Chairmen’s Task Force on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Improvement Act of 2015: “Today we know that up to 5,000 Europeans have traveled to Syria and Iraq to […]

Chairman Royce Statement on the Fight Against ISIS

Press Release 12.06.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement tonight after President Obama’s address on the threats posed by ISIS: “The threats posed by radical Islamist terrorists have evolved, but the administration’s policies have not. Counterterrorism efforts have atrophied. Containment has failed. ISIS is now using safe havens in countries like Syria […]

Readout of House Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting with Israel’s Defense Minister

Press Release 12.02.15

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) hosted a bipartisan meeting with Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon, Israel’s Minster of Defense, to discuss shared national security interests. The Chairman opened the meeting by highlighting the strength of the relationship between the United States and Israel and the need to address threats posed […]

Chairman Royce on the Radio: Obama Admin has Ceded U.S. National Security Interests to Iran and Russia

Press Release 12.02.15

Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) spoke with KNX 1070 NewsRadio Los Angeles about the fight against ISIS. Key excerpts are included below. You can listen to the audio HERE. On the Obama administration’s failed approach: “Secretary Kerry said the other day, whether we defeat ISIS or not is […]

Readout of House Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting with Ambassadors from Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Press Release 12.01.15

Washington, D.C. – On Capitol Hill today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) hosted ambassadors from Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey for a discussion on the direct threat ISIS poses to the United States and our partners in the Middle East. The Chairman opened the meeting by stressing the need for the […]

Chairman Royce: The Obama Administration Needs to Outline a Real Strategy to Defeat ISIS

Press Release 11.24.15

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today released the following statement after President Obama’s press conference with French President Francois Hollande: “I’m glad to see President Obama standing shoulder to shoulder with President Hollande, but what we need from the White House right now is a real plan and commitment […]

Chairman Royce Discusses ISIS on FOX’s “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo”

Press Release 11.22.15

Click here to watch KEY EXCERPTS BELOW: On the threat posed by ISIS, and the bipartisan, veto-proof majority that voted last week to strengthen the Syrian refugee program: “The bomber who blew himself up outside of the stadium in Paris, he himself was carrying a Syrian passport, had come in through Greece with that refugee […]