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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 424

Ed Royce

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Congressman Ed Royce (left) and Congrerssman Eliot Engel during the committee's hearing on Iran, September 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 29, 2018, 3:25 am
House panel unanimously advances federal anti-BDS legislation
Foreign Affairs Committee passes controversial Israel Anti-Boycott Act, sending the legislation to the entire House chamber
By Eric Cortellessa
Iranian students protest at the University of Tehran during a demonstration driven by anger over economic problems, in the capital Tehran on December 30, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
January 10, 2018, 4:12 am
US House backs Iran protesters, slams ‘oppressive regime’
Passed by a vote of 415-2, resolution says House ‘stands with the people of Iran’ and castigates ‘serious human rights abuses’ by Tehran’s rulers
By Eric Cortellessa
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA, left), talks with the committee's ranking member Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 7, 2016. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
January 9, 2018, 1:39 am
Pro-Israel stalwart Royce announces retirement from Congress
As head of Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican championed bipartisanship, advanced legislation targeting Iranian missile development, Palestinian terrorism
By Ron Kampeas
Taylor Force, murdered in Israel by a Palestinian terrorist in March 2016, gave his name to the Taylor Force Act, legislation proposing to halt US aid to the Palestinian Authority until the latter stops paying stipends to terrorists and their families. (Facebook)
December 5, 2017, 11:31 pm
US House passes bill to slash PA funds over terrorist stipends
Taylor Force Act must now clear the full Senate before going to the president’s desk
By Eric Cortellessa
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Congressman Ed Royce (left) and Congrerssman Eliot Engel during the committee's hearing on Iran, September 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 15, 2017, 8:25 pm
US House committee unanimously passes Taylor Force Act
Foreign affairs panel also advances bill that would sanction foreign governments and individuals for providing financial and material support to Hamas
By Eric Cortellessa
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., left, speaks with the committee's ranking member Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. during a hearing on Iran before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
October 26, 2017, 1:19 am
US House approves legislation to sanction Hezbollah, thwart its cash flow
A spate of bills passed the US House Wednesday that target the Iran-backed Lebanese-based organization; Lebanon fears measures will damage banking sector
By Eric Cortellessa
From left to right, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. Roy Blount (R-MO) stand during a news conference on Capitol Hill following a policy lunch on February 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)
October 13, 2017, 10:51 pm
US Congress may hold key to Iran deal future
Rather than canceling nuclear accord on his own, Donald Trump punts to Congress, allowing it to decide whether to levy new sanctions
By Michael Mathes
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., left, speaks with the committee's ranking member Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. during a hearing on Iran before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
October 11, 2017, 10:46 pm
With Trump set to decertify Iran deal, experts tell Congress to stick to accord
In House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, a top critic of the nuke agreement, Rep. Ed Royce, insists ‘we must now enforce the hell out of it’
By Eric Cortellessa
A Hezbollah fighter is seen standing at attention in an orange field near the town of Naqura on the Lebanese-Israeli border on April 20, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH EID)
July 21, 2017, 10:24 am
US Congress looks to increase sanctions on Hezbollah
Lawmakers want to bar supporters of the terror group from entering US, keep tabs on Iran’s financial aid and block criminal activities
By ToI Staff
AIPAC attendees standing and cheering Donald Trump at the policy conference in Washington on March 21, 2016. (screen capture: AIPAC/JLTV)
March 22, 2017, 2:19 am
AIPAC confab to seek bipartisan spirit in deeply polarized capital
On agenda for March 26-28 pro-Israel lobby conference: Iran, boycott efforts, foreign assistance, but no mention of two states
By Ron Kampeas
US President Barack Obama right) greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during their bilateral meeting at UN headquarters, September 24, 2013. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
January 25, 2017, 7:43 pm
Palestinians say Obama’s last-minute $221 million payout frozen by Trump
Source says State Department has notified Ramallah the funds will not be immediately available, while it examines the transfer
By Avi Issacharoff and AP
President-elect Donald Trump talks with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
November 22, 2016, 11:16 pm
House Republicans to Obama: Take no more action on Iran
In letter, Paul Ryan calls on president to extend sanctions on regime, then allow Trump to take over policy
By Josh Lederman
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Congressman Ed Royce (left) and Congrerssman Eliot Engel during the committee's hearing on Iran, September 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
October 26, 2016, 10:12 am
GOP lawmakers may seek to renew Iran sanctions in November
House of Representatives expected to vote immediately after elections to extend restrictions by further 10 years
By ToI Staff
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, before the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
September 23, 2016, 5:37 am
House approves bill prohibiting cash payments to Iran
Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to score political points by framing $1.7b settlement as ‘ransom’ for captives
By Richard Lardner
In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wisconsin, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
September 9, 2016, 4:13 am
House Republicans press administration on Iran payment
In hearing blasted by Democrats as politically motivated, GOP lawmakers slam administration’s linkage of funds, hostages
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
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