Chairman Royce’s Floor Statement on North Korea Sanctions Bill

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Today the House of Representatives began consideration of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce’s (R-CA) Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act (H.R. 1644). The bipartisan bill strengthens sanctions targeting North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime. On the House floor, Chairman Royce delivered the following remarks (as prepared for delivery)...
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Chairman Royce: Hamas is Not Changing

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“Until Hamas recognizes Israel’s right to exist, its words are meaningless. I will see to it that Hamas remains designated a terrorist organization as long as it continues to launch rocket attacks against Israeli civilians, remains an Iranian proxy, and engages in other acts that threaten the U.S. and Israel.”
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Remarks: Chairman Royce on Syria

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Today at 10 a.m., House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing entitled “Syria After the Missile Strikes: Policy Options.” Below is Chairman Royce’s opening statement (as prepared for delivery) at the hearing...
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Chairman Royce to Convene Syria Hearing – Tomorrow at 10 a.m.

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“Assad’s war has killed nearly half a million innocent men, women and children and driven 14 million Syrians from their homes. The turmoil of this brutality including chemical weapons has allowed ISIS to capitalize. And the previous administration’s dithering only made things worse. Now, moving ahead, this administration must work with Congress to lay out clear policy goals.”
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Reps Royce, Mast to Admin: Re-open Iran Investigations

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Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) today wrote Secretary of State Tillerson and Attorney General Sessions encouraging them to reopen law enforcement cases wrongly hindered under the Obama administration that targeted individuals assisting Iran in its pursuit of its nuclear and missile programs.
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