Chairman Royce Statement on Strengthening U.S.-Philippines Military Alliance

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement applauding Secretary Carter’s announcement that the United States will strengthen its military alliance with the Philippines: “It is critical the U.S. support the Philippines as it works to establish peace and stability in the region and maintain vital trade routes.  That […]
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Fighting ISIS: Stopping the Flow of Blood Antiquities

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) published the following today on Medium.com highlighting his trip to the Middle East and North Africa, and Wednesday night’s Senate passage of H.R. 1493, sponsored by Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), to combat ISIS trafficking of both Iraqi and Syrian cultural […]
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Chairman Royce to Obama Admin: Stop Palestinian Authority’s Pay-to-Slay Stipends

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) yesterday urged the State Department’s Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson to help put a stop to the Palestinian Authority’s perverse program – funded in part through foreign assistance – that pays stipends to Palestinians convicted of murder or terrorism against Israeli citizens.  Watch video of […]
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House Acts to Keep America Safe

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Passes Legislation to Enhance Overseas Traveler Vetting & Help Stem Flow of Foreign Fighters Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act (H.R. 4403).  The legislation, introduced by Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX), works to improve the vetting of travelers against terrorist watch lists and law enforcement databases, enhances […]
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Chairman Royce on Fox News Discusses Fight Against ISIS

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Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) joined Bill Hemmer on Fox News Channel’s America’s Newsroom to discuss the fight against ISIS after his recent trip to the Middle East. Video and key excerpts below. Local forces are outgunned. “[T]he Yazidi and Kurdish forces are not getting the support […]
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A Look Ahead—April 11-15

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, April 13 Subcommittee Hearing: Assessing President Obama’s Middle East and North Africa FY 2017 Budget Request 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Rep. […]
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The United States must not aid and abet Iranian money laundering

Op-Ed
Iran has yet to see the economic growth it wants from President Obama’s nuclear deal, and it’s demanding additional concessions — above and beyond the agreement — in return for nothing. Specifically, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants the United States to end sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s funding for terrorism and illicit weapons so Iran can gain access to the U.S. financial system, where the majority of international business is conducted.
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Defeating ISIS requires a new approach, not tired half-measures

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Right now, Americans are facing growing dangers at home and abroad because Islamist extremists have been given the space to plan, inspire and carry out terror attacks. Deaths are mounting. Many of us are still struggling with pain and shock from the December terror rampage in San Bernardino that killed 14 – including a mother of six and a father of three.
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