The following op-ed by Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) appears in The Hill’s Congress Blog ahead of the full House’s consideration of the Global Food Security Act tonight:

Tomorrow at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing to examine the challenges of Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. The hearing, entitled “Financially Rewarding Terrorism in the West Bank,” comes before the UN General Assembly meeting in September.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the passing of Elie Wiesel: “The world has lost a relentless voice for human rights, dignity and justice...

"It is wonderful to welcome President Tsai to Los Angeles, and see so many from the local Taiwanese American community come join the celebration of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship and strong people-to-people ties.

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events:

“Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have stalled for years. The Palestinian Authority has only worsened the conflict by inciting violence and hate speech. They’ve gone as far as offering a pay-to-slay stipend encouraging Palestinians to commit violence against Israelis. This hearing will give members an opportunity to examine the challenges of Israeli-Palestinian peace and the role the U.S. can play to facilitate direct negotiations.”

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the below statement in response to today’s release of the State Department’s 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The report catalogues modern-day slavery throughout the world, ranking 188 countries from Tier 1 to Tier 3, the lowest category, in which countries may face U.S. sanctions. Amid alarming human rights conditions in some parts of Asia, the Middle East and Africa, more governments were downgraded than upgraded in this year’s rankings.

President Obama’s Special Envoys for Guantanamo Bay Closure made statements to the committee about detainee releases that contradict administration assessments. Rather than explain or correct its testimony, the administration chose to ignore our formal inquiry. That’s unacceptable.

The Obama administration failed on multiple levels before, during and after the Benghazi attack. Making matters worse, senior officials then misled the American people about what happened. They refused to tell the truth.