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

Press Release
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

Press Release
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

Press Release
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.

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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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Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Statement on President’s Request for Authorization to Use Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

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Committee Review to Begin Tomorrow Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, issued the following joint statement on the President’s request for authorization to use military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: […]
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UPDATED: A Look Ahead — Week of February 9-13

Press Release
*Full Committee hearing on ISIS added Thursday* 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 11 Subcommittee Hearing: State Sponsor of Terror: The Global Threat of Iran 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building […]
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