Chairman Royce Statement on $1.7 Billion Cash Payment to Iran

Press Release 09.07.16

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement regarding the administration’s decision to pay all of a $1.7 billion settlement with Iran in cash

Chairman Royce Introduces Bill to Block Ransoms to Iran

Press Release 09.06.16

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today introduced the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act (H.R. 5931), to ensure there are no future cash payouts to Iran – the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.

A Look Ahead—September 6-9

Press Release 09.02.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, September 7 Subcommittee Hearing: The Growing Crisis in South Sudan 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Rep. Christopher H. Smith […]

Chairman Royce Announces NSC Hearing

Press Release 09.02.16

Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the Committee will convene a hearing on Thursday, September 8 to examine the National Security Council’s increasing role in foreign policy and its lack of oversight.

How does VP Biden expect the president to close Gitmo without violating the law?

Blog 08.25.16

Given that half of the remaining detainees are too dangerous to release and that it would be illegal to transfer them to the U.S., how does Vice President Biden expect the president to close Gitmo without violating the law?

It was ransom

Blog 08.18.16

In an interview with James Rosen that aired this evening on FOX News' “Special Report with Bret Baier,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) reacted to the U.S. State Department’s admission that a $400 million payment to Iran was specifically linked to Iran’s release of four Americans.

How many more lives is the White House willing to risk?

Blog 08.17.16

Today, on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) slammed President Obama's rush to empty out the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay before leaving office. Video and a few key excerpts are below.

Chairman Royce on Latest Gitmo Releases

Press Release 08.15.16

"I fear we will be dealing with the consequences of this recklessness for years to come.”

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Joins Chairman Royce in Southern California

Press Release 08.11.16

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) for a discussion on international issues at California State University, Fullerton.

A Supreme Leader’s Ransom

Op-Ed 08.07.16

In January, a jet touched down in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Its mission was to pick up four American hostages. The Obama administration paid a heavy price for their freedom, releasing or closing cases against 21 Iranians convicted or accused of serious crimes from sanctions evasion to purchasing equipment for Iran’s illegal weapons programs. Unfortunately, the true cost to the United States is becoming clearer.