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Ed Royce
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U.S. Representative Ed Royce (CA)
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2185 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-4111
BIOGRAPHY
U.S. Representative Ed Royce (R) is serving his ninth term in Congress representing Southern California's 40th District, based in Orange County. He and his wife, Marie, are longtime residents of Fullerton, CA.
Royce's priorities in Congress are: protecting our homeland, supporting our troops and veterans, providing meaningful tax relief for workers, protecting the budget and cutting excessive government spending, fighting crime and supporting victims of crime, strengthening education for all students, and preserving Social Security and Medicare.
Royce has a strong history of public service. In 1982, he was elected to the California State Senate where he began his fight for victims' rights. He authored the nation's first anti-stalker law and versions of his bill have been adopted in all 50 states. He was also the legislative author and campaign co-chairman of California's Proposition 115, the Crime Victims/Speedy Trial Initiative, approved by the voters in 1990. In Congress, Royce continues his fight for victims' rights. He wrote and passed the Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention Act in 1996. This law makes it a federal crime to pursue a victim across state lines and enables law enforcement to intervene before violence occurs. Royce was active in passing AMBER Alert legislation in 2003, and legislation in 2004 to enhance rights for victims of crime.
For the 111th Congress, Royce serves as a senior member of two important Committees in the House: Foreign Affairs and Financial Services. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Royce has been named Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade; member of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Enviornment and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, Royce is at the forefront of some of the most important issues facing our country. The Subcommittee explores issues including the threat posed by Islamist terrorism, especially the al-Qaeda network; terrorist financing; terrorist sanctuaries and failed states; and capacity building of foreign forces to fight terrorism. The Subcommittee's jurisdiction over nonproliferation issues is crucial given the severity of the threat of weapons of mass destruction falling into terrorist hands.
Within the Financial Services Committee, Royce sits on three Subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises; Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit; and Oversight and Investigations. Royce has served on the conference committees for some of the most significant legislation in the financial services arena. For more than a decade Royce has called for a stronger federal regulator to limit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's excessive risk taking at the expense of taxpayers. In 2003, he offered the first legislation that sought to bring Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Bank System under a strong federal regulator.
Royce has consistently earned honors and awards from the National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Watchdogs of the Treasury, Americans for Tax Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Seniors Association, 60 Plus, American Share Holders Association, Citizens for a Sound Economy and the Small Business Survival Committee.
A California native, Royce is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, and School of Business Administration. Prior to entering public service, his professional background includes experience as a small business owner, a controller, a capital projects manager, and a corporate tax manager for a Southern California company.
COMMENTARIES
Iran to Samba with Brazil Next Week
By Rep. Ed Royce | 11/19/09
Plenty of ink is being spilled this week over President Obama's trip to Asia. Looming is another key head of state visit. Iran's Ahmadinejad is set to visit Brazil next Monday. The stakes are high. Sure, the Iranian president has played in the Western Hemisphere with the likes of Venezuela's Chavez and Nicaragua's Ortega. But his visit to Brazil --South America's anchor-- takes it up a big... read more »
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While America Bargains in Good Faith with Rogues...
By Rep. Ed Royce | 11/11/09
Remember when North Korea was building a nuclear reactor in Syria right in the middle of diplomatic negotiations over its weapons program? That is, until Israeli war planes struck. Call this the "mini-me" version of that incident... For Syria has another rogue friend the White House is looking to deal with. Last Wednesday, in a predawn raid about 100 miles off Israel's coast, Israeli Special Forces intercepted the... read more »
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No Turkey for Sudan's President
By Rep. Ed Royce | 11/09/09
Good news. On Friday, I posted ("No Turkish Delight") that wanted-for-war crimes Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was set to visit the pivotal nation of Turkey today. Yesterday, news broke that Bashir wouldn't attend after all, having to stay home to tend to - snicker - "election laws." (Sudan is designated "not free" by the respected NGO Freedom House, holding the worst possible scores on... read more »
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Turkey's Political and Social Trends are Troubling
By Rep. Ed Royce | 11/06/09
It's a long-time member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, it has been pushing hard to join the European Union, it has been viewed as a model for secularism in the Muslim world, and it's .... planning to host an indicted war criminal next week. It's Turkey. This morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted for war crimes over the genocide in Darfur, will visit Turkey... read more »
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Violent Clashes Mark 30 Year Anniversary of Iran Hostage Crisis
By Rep. Ed Royce | 11/04/09
Thirty years ago, the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was stormed by radical Islamists. Fifty-two Americans were held for 444 days. The regime marks this date each year with rallies, "death to America" chants and the burning of the Stars and Stripes. This year is different. The opposition "Green Movement" is rebutting those slogans with their own "death to the dictator" chants. There are violent... read more »
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Joint Meeting Envy
By Rep. Ed Royce | 11/04/09
A few times a year, Congress sits in a "joint meeting" to hear from a foreign leader. (You can get a list of recent guests here.) Part personal seal of approval, part testament to a country's stature, these addresses are highly coveted by heads of state. Letter campaigns by Members of Congress to the Speaker of the House requesting that fill-in the blank leader get a shot at the podium are not uncommon, and many are... read more »
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No Senegalese Surprise
By Rep. Ed Royce | 10/30/09
"It wasn't a bribe." That's what officials of Senegal claimed, in so many words, after it came to light that an International Monetary Fund official vacating his post in the west African country had received $200,000 in cash, a "traditional farewell gift," personally presented by its president (WSJ: "Gift from Senegal President Spurs IMF Inquiry"). The official turned-in the money once in Europe. The IMF... read more »
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House Moves (Slowly) on Iran Sanctions
By Rep. Ed Royce | 10/29/09
On Wednesday morning, the House Foreign Affairs Committee I sit on finally passed the "Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act." It sailed through, but faces a long and winding road to becoming law. From day one I backed this legislation, which shoots at Iran's Achilles' heel - its reliance on gas imports. Despite sitting on some of the world's largest energy reserves, Iran must import 40 percent of its... read more »
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Border Security: A Key Reason Why I Have Endorsed Meg Whitman
By Rep. Ed Royce | 10/28/09
The following is a RedCounty.com EXCLUSIVE: In my time in Congress, I have made safeguarding our nation’s borders a top priority. An unsecured border puts our nation at unacceptable risk. Legal immigration is part of the fabric of California’s rich history. But illegal immigration threatens to undermine our security. We must restore the integrity of our nation's borders and reestablish respect for our immigration laws. I am... read more »
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Mugabe's Grip
By Rep. Ed Royce | 10/27/09
Since a power sharing agreement was brokered between Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and Morgan Tsvangirai's opposition MDC earlier this year, at least conditions in Zimbabwe's prisons have improved. Prisoners now get three meals a day and a blanket. That report comes from a key opposition official, Roy Bennett, who should know. As a perennial thorn in Mugabe's side, he has been jailed more than once over the... read more »
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