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.

Chairman Royce Applauds Court Ruling on Comfort Women Memorial

Press Release 08.05.16

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement in support of the California appellate court ruling, which dismissed a lawsuit demanding the removal of a memorial dedicated to Comfort Women...

Will the White House Repeat Mistakes that Allowed a Dangerous Jihadist to Go Missing?

Blog 08.04.16

After weeks on the lam, former al-Qaeda operative Jihad Diyab was reportedly arrested in Venezuela late last week. According to a Uruguayan newspaper, the former Guantanamo Bay detainee – released to Uruguay along with five other terrorists in 2014 – had a refugee passport card and was seeking to travel to Turkey. Last month, administration officials told CNN they believed Diyab ultimately wanted to get to Syria or Yemen.

Chairman Royce on FOX Discusses Admin’s Plane Full of Cash to Iran

Press Release 08.04.16

This morning on Fox News Channel’s “American’s Newsroom," House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) discussed the Obama administration’s $400 million cash payment airlifted to Iran the same day Iran released American prisoners. Video and key excerpts below.