UPDATED: A Look Ahead – Week of February 23-27

Press Release
*Witnesses added to Asia-Pacific Hearing (2/26)* **Location changed for Cuba Hearing (2/26)** ***Markup of North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act added Friday at 9:30 a.m.*** Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, February 25 Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests in a […]
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What is needed to stop ISIS

Op-Ed
ISIS is on the march. Despite some battlefield setbacks in Iraq, the Islamist terrorist group remains unchallenged in Syria and holds sway over an area the size of Great Britain. The group has seized an estimated $2 billion in assets, a stunning sum, and its recruits continue to flow in.
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A Look Ahead – Week of February 23-27

Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Wednesday, February 25 Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Committee on Foreign Affairs […]
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Secretary Kerry to Testify Before House Foreign Affairs Committee

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced that Secretary of State John Kerry will testify at a Committee hearing on Wednesday, February 25 at 10 a.m.         The hearing, entitled “Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World:  The FY 2016 Foreign Affairs Budget,” will provide […]
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Hezbollah’s threat to terrorize the world

Op-Ed
"Our goal is to liberate the 1948 borders of Palestine [Jews] can go back to Germany, or wherever they came from.” That not-so-subtle threat came from a Hezbollah spokesman a dozen years ago. Increasingly, it’s looking like more than bravado.
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Chairman Royce Statement on the Situation in Yemen

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the situation in Yemen: “The continuing evacuation of U.S. partners from Yemen – including Saudi Arabia – is a disappointing and dangerous development.  The presence of Western and regional governments in Sana’a are critical […]
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Foreign Affairs, Armed Services Chairmen Urge Obama to Maintain Control of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Base Amid Cuba Policy Changes

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to President Obama urging that the United States maintain control of the U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.  The Chairmen’s letter follows demands from […]
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Committee to Convene ISIS Hearing – Today at 10 a.m.

Press Release
Chairman Royce Opening Statement Washington, D.C. – Today at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine the threat of ISIS.  The hearing, entitled “The Growing Strategic Threat of ISIS,” is the first in the Committee’s review of the President’s request for authorization […]
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