Don’t give up the Naval Station

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Remember when the Obama administration insisted that any changes to Cuba policy “would be done in full consultation” with Congress? Or that President Obama wouldn’t visit Cuba unless “we’re seeing some progress in the liberty and freedom and possibilities of ordinary Cubans?” It turns out that while the administration talked about “full consultation” with Congress, […]
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Royce, Engel: Iran Must be Held Accountable

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) released the following statement as the two continue work to respond to Iranian aggression with new sanctions on its ballistic missiles program and a measure to reauthorize the existing Iran Sanctions Act: “In recent weeks and months, Iran has […]
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A Look Ahead—March 21-25

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, March 22 Hearing: Women Fighting for Peace: Lessons for Today’s Conflicts 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman Invited Witnesses Include: Her Excellency […]
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Chairman Royce Announces Hearing to Examine the Role of Women in Resolving Conflict

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Washington, D.C. – Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today announced the House Foreign Affairs Committee will convene a hearing on Tuesday, March 22 to examine the important roles women play in ending conflict and promoting security, and the implications of women’s participation in conflicts like the Syrian civil war.  The hearing, entitled “Women Fighting for Peace: Lessons […]
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Chairman Royce Statement on Obama Admin’s Genocide Finding

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Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s decision to declare ISIS attacks on religious minorities in the Middle East genocide: “Secretary Kerry is finally making the right call.  Christian and Yezidi communities are deliberately targeted for elimination in ISIS’s self-declared caliphate.  I will […]
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Chairman Royce: There’s No Reason for Further Delay on Genocide Designation

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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 […]
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Foreign Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Preserve U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

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Committee also passes measure condemning organ harvesting in China Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed H.R. 4678, legislation prohibiting the president from giving U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Cuba without congressional approval.  On passage of H.R. 4678, Chairman Royce said: “The White House admits the […]
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We will not accept these terrible atrocities

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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 […]
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