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Royce Oped: Things Congress Can Do on Energy Aug 4, 2008  - The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in the Orange County Register.  Today, 80 percent of world oil reserves are owned by government-owned companies and controlled through cartels. Saudi Arabia nationalized Aramco; Iran seized British Petroleum in the Persian Gulf; Hugo Chávez two... More

Socializing Risk While Funding The Left Jul 23, 2008  - The following was posted on the FlashReport: by Jon Fleischman Today the Congress is preparing to vote on a massive mega-billion dollar "bail out" of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae" - along with billions of other "gifts" to those impacted negatively by the mortgage crisis ("gift" - paid for wit... More

Durban II: trashing human rights Jul 14, 2008  - The following is an oped by Rep. Ed Royce that appeared in the Washington Times: Seven years ago, the United Nations held a conference on racism in Durban, South Africa to address what some saw as growing trends in hate speech and discrimination. Lofty ideals aside, the conference quickly ... More

Royce Urges President to Extend Resources at the Border Jun 30, 2008  - Many of you are aware of my efforts to secure our nation's borders. I am continuing to push to keep America safe with a sound enforcement first immigration plan. Just this Monday I sent a letter over to President Bush urging him to extend Operation Jump Start. Operation Jump Start began in 2006 a... More

THE 2008 FARM BILL SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PASSED, AND CERTAINLY THE PRESIDENT'S VETO SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN OVERRIDDEN Jun 2, 2008  - An exclusive column penned for the FlashReport by U.S. Representative Edward Royce. On Thursday, Congress overrode a President's veto and passed the 2008 farm bill, continuing one of Washington's more regrettable traditions. This year's legislation contains $25 billion in agricultural subsidies w... More

Bailout Pulls Rug Out From Under Fairer Mortgage-Restructure Plan May 21, 2008  - The following commentary from Rep. Royce appeared in Investor's Business Daily: Bailout Pulls Rug Out From Under Fairer Mortgage-Restructure Plan As Congress debates the next move in addressing the current turmoil affecting U.S. capital markets, one proposal could set a devastating precedent o... More

Syrious Blow to Nonproliferation Apr 28, 2008  - The following oped, by Rep. Royce, appeared on National Review Online and was reprinted on the blog, Flashreport. Last week, the administration broke the deafening silence surrounding Israel’s strike against a Syrian nuclear reactor last fall. Media reports indicate that U.S. intelligence confi... More

A renewed U.S.-South Korean alliance Apr 21, 2008  - The following oped appeared in The Hill on Monday, April 21, 2008. A renewed U.S.-South Korean alliance By Reps. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) Posted: 04/21/08 05:46 PM [ET] "Everything will turn into ashes, not just a sea of flames." Those recent words launched a seri... More

The Forgotten Financial Sector Apr 16, 2008  - The Forgotten Financial Sector By ED ROYCE THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 16, 2008; Page A18 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson recently released a proposal that he hoped would jump-start a debate about how to improve federal oversight of the financial services industry. While part of his propo... More

A 'Bout' of Russian terror Apr 1, 2008  - The Washington Times Article published Apr 1, 2008 A 'Bout' of Russian terror By Ed Royce - Maybe Viktor Bout got complacent. Accustomed to profiting in the world's roughest places while brazenly defying law enforcement, this notorious gun runner fell three weeks ago, arrested by Thai autho... More

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