White House Won’t Say if it Intentionally Misled Congress & American People on GITMO Transfers

Blog 05.19.16

At a March Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, President Obama’s Special Envoys for Guantanamo Closure denied that the administration knowingly released detainees to countries that couldn’t stop them from returning to the terrorist battlefield. But after a thorough review of classified notices provided to Congress, it’s clear that isn’t true. So did the administration intentionally mislead […]

An Important Step Forward in the Fight Against ISIS & Putin Propaganda

Press Release 05.18.16

Washington, D.C. – Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement after the House voted to include in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act an amendment, crafted by Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Chairman Royce, to establish a Global Engagement Center and reform the Broadcasting Board of Governors: “One of […]

House Foreign Affairs Committee Votes to Improve Global Food Security

Press Release 05.18.16

Committee also approves S. 284, H. Con. Res 129, H. Res. 650, H. Res. 374 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), passed five measures, including S. 1252, Global Food Security Act of 2016. The bill, which ensures that current disaster relief funding will be spent more […]

Chairman Royce Requests DOD, State Depts. Correct the Record on Terrorist Detainee Transfers

Press Release 05.17.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today requested that the Obama administration correct statements made at a March 23 full committee hearing on the president’s plan to close the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay. In testimony, Special Envoys for Guantanamo Closure Paul Lewis and Lee Wolosky both denied that the […]

Chairman Royce’s Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act Included in NDAA

Press Release 05.17.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement today after the House voted to include his United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act in the National Defense Authorization Act: “Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is critical to U.S. maritime security and humanitarian missions in the region. By […]

Improving Global Food Security

Blog 05.17.16

The brutality of the Assad regime and ISIS has driven millions of Syrian and Iraqi men, women, and children from their homes. Starvation is being used as a weapon of war, with deadly impact. It is in both the humanitarian and national security interests of the United States to help improve conditions for refugees on […]

Chairman Royce and French, EU Ambassadors Focus on Combatting Radical Islamist Extremism

Press Release 05.16.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) hosted a bipartisan meeting with His Excellency Gerard Araud, French Ambassador to the United States, and His Excellency David O’Sullivan, European Union Ambassador to the United States, to discuss combatting radical Islamist extremism. Following the meeting, Chairman Royce issued this statement: “ISIS is […]

Chairman Royce: “It is in the U.S. interest to have a stable and prosperous Taiwan”

Press Release 05.16.16

Washington, D.C – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) applauded House passage of H. Con. Res. 88, which reaffirms the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as the cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations. Prior to the vote, Chairman Royce spoke on the House floor about the critical U.S.-Taiwan partnership. Below are […]

Chairman Royce Condemns Iran’s Holocaust Cartoon Contest

Press Release 05.14.16

Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement condemning the government-supported Holocaust cartoon contest taking place this weekend in Tehran: “This is the Iran that Secretary Kerry says is ‘open for business.’ It denies the Holocaust, holds international businessmen hostage, and launches missiles stamped with the message ‘Israel […]

A Look Ahead—May 16-20

Press Release 05.13.16

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, May 17 Subcommittee Hearing: U.S. Department of State Counterterrorism Bureau: FY 2017 Budget 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), Chairman Invited […]