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"House Republicans To Obama: Finish The Border Fence" from Talk Radio News Service
Oct 28, 2010
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By Geoff Holtzman for Talk Radio News Service -- Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and four other House Republicans wrote to President Barack Obama this week, asking him to order the completion of a fence along the country’s southern border.
In the letter, Royce refers to the recent alleged murder of an Ame...
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"Who Will Stand Between Obama and the World" from Foreign Policy
Oct 25, 2010
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By Josh Rogin for Foreign Policy -- Congress may not be in charge of making foreign policy, but it sure can influence its implementation. Since taking office in January 2009, members of Congress -- drawn primarily but not exclusively from the ranks of the GOP -- have slowed the Obama administration'...
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"GOP's Royce Would Restrict Powers Given by Dodd-Frank" from the American Banker
Oct 22, 2010
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By Stacy Kaper for the American Banker -- Unlike other House Republicans, Rep. Ed Royce is not looking to repeal outright the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform law, but the California lawmaker is likely to try and clip its wings.
Royce, widely considered a rising star on the House Financial Services Com...
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"Realism kicks in on financial overhaul" from the Financial Times
Oct 18, 2010
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By Tom Braithwaite for the Financial Times -- Even if they have a spectacular night on November 2, the Republicans are still going to have to deal with a Democrat in the White House. So the pledge from John Boehner, Republican leader in the House of Representatives, to repeal financial reform will c...
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"The World from The Hill: Pakistan shuts key route as Congress OKs security aid" from The Hill
Oct 3, 2010
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By Bridget Johnson from The Hill -- Pakistan cut a key supply line for NATO operations in Afghanistan on Thursday, just hours after Congress approved $700 million for Pakistan's counterinsurgency operations.
Islamabad accused U.S. helicopters of conducting a cross-border attack from Afghanistan -- ...
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"'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout Will Never Be Extradited to U.S., Expert Says"
Sep 22, 2010
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By Ed Barnes for FOX News -- When an appeals court in Thailand ruled late last month that Viktor Bout, the alleged illegal arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death," could be extradited to the United States to face charges, American diplomats and intelligence officers popped open the champagne.
Th...
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"California congressman blasts Reid’s bad DREAM" from the Washington Examiner
Sep 15, 2010
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By Barbara Hollingsworth for the Washington Examiner -- "No fair!" Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., said of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s plan to add the DREAM Act to a Defense reauthorization bill and bring it to the Senate floor for a vote early next week.
The legislation would give illegal immigra...
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O.C. Reps thank troops who fought in Iraq
Sep 1, 2010
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Even before President Barack Obama began his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday, some members of Orange County’s congressional delegation issued statements thanking our troops for their service in Iraq.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, who voted against the Iraq war and has strong doubts a...
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"Obama focus of O.C. lawmakers debate" from the Orange County Register
Aug 27, 2010
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From the Orange County Register -- Thursday's gathering of Orange County's six congressional members before a sold-out Orange County Forum audience was less a policy update than a 5-on-1 political debate over the policies of the Obama administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress.
Republica...
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"For Senegal: U.S. aid, 164-ft. statue" from the Washington Times
Aug 16, 2010
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By Chuck Neubauer for the Washington Times -- In April, the president of the poverty-stricken nation of Senegal unveiled what he boasts is the world's "highest statue" — a $24 million bronze artwork called "African Renaissance" that measures slightly taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Next month, a...
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