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  • Royce Oped: Consequences on the Korean Peninsula
    Nov 30, 2010  - The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in the Washington Times: The Obama administration has labeled its North Korea policy "strategic patience," stressing that Pyongyang must make the first move to return to diplomatic negotiations. But after the revelations of a uranium-enrichment facilit... More
  • "Secretary Clinton struck out on Vietnam" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Oct 1, 2010  - I wasn't there, but I read the Secretary's remarks. From trips as both First Lady and Secretary of State, she knows Vietnam, and her passion for the country comes through. She commented on how the world suffers too many conflicts in which people can't let go of the past. She's right, and the U.S. an... More
  • "U.S. trails behind Canada in economic growth" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Aug 23, 2010  - If it wasn’t bad enough that we lost in the hockey finals to "Our Neighbor to the North" at the Winter Olympics earlier this year, we now trail Canada in a slightly more consequential indicator – economic freedom. Every year the Heritage Foundation issues the Index of Economic Freedom and for the fi... More
  • "A 'Merchant of death' could be set free" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Aug 19, 2010  - Viktor Bout has sat in a Thai jail for more than two years with a U.S. extradition request pending. By Friday we will know if a notorious international arms dealer will head home to Russia to once again ply his deadly trade or land in New York to face terrorism charges. Will his extradition be a dip... More
  • "ROYCE DENIES ACORN A SEAT ON THE CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Jun 23, 2010  - Last week Congress convened the Conference Committee on financial regulatory reform. This committee is tasked with consolidating House and Senate passed financial regulatory reform legislation and will fundamentally alter the structure of the U.S. financial services sector. After the near collapse o... More
  • "Too-Big-To-Fail Fannie And Freddie Are Dodd-Frank Model For Reform" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Apr 30, 2010  - The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in Investors Business Daily: "I do think I do not want the same kind of focus on safety and soundness that we have in OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) and OTS (Office of Thrift Supervision). I want to roll the dice a little bit more in t... More
  • "ObamaCare: Magnet for Illegal Immigration" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Mar 26, 2010  - The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in today's FlashReport: This weekend, Congress held a marathon session debating health care reform. The Democrat Leadership's goal was to get a health care bill through at any cost, making backroom deals and abusing the legislative process to get it do... More
  • "The International Bailout Fund Continues" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Mar 26, 2010  - The following blog post by Rep. Royce appeared in National Review Online -- News has come from Europe of an agreement to bail out Greece if global investors ever stop financing Greek debt. Included in the deal was a promise of "substantial help" from the International Monetary Fund. The closer this ... More
  • "Measures would subsidize financial institutions at expense of taxpayers" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Mar 24, 2010  - The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in today's print edition of The Hill. The chairman of the Federal Reserve touched on a very important point last week when he said of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) regulatory reform legislation, "It makes us essentially the t... More
  • "Health Bill 'Reconciliation' Anything But" by Rep. Ed Royce
    Mar 19, 2010  - The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in today's Orange County Register. President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid face two obstacles in their attempt to enact health care "reform": the American public and the structure of our government. Dem... More