Quotes by Ed Royce

“Its a hard case to make that the United States and others should be investing resources into a country that is squandering its own resources.”

“Our challenge is to use this environment of dramatic change to push for better governance and for protection of human rights.”

“Several of the energy companies want to do the right thing. Its a matter of leveling the playing field though for them and thats why corrective action here is necessary.”

“This killing goes on day in, day out,”

“We have a serious concern with the fact that, while people are struggling in Zimbabwe, we see this type of free spending and transfer of assets out of Zimbabwe and to accounts in the United States,”

“Its within the ability of the Liberian people to seize their destiny, ... Unless hes brought to the bar of justice, eventually all of West Africa will be in jeopardy. And Nigeria wont be immune.”

“They dont have a right to hold Congress hostage to the position that were not going to have enforcement of our laws until such time as we acquiesce on the issue of an amnesty and broader temporary worker program,”

“This, post 9/11, is a situation that we cant explain or cant afford from a national security standpoint,”

“You certainly can expect the U.S. to continue to ratchet up the pressure for free and fair elections between now and March 9,”

“Over the years, I have visited manufacturing sites where AGOA is working, and seen job creation first-hand. And, as anyone who knows Africa is aware; one formal sector job often supports an extended family. Formal sector jobs also support many informal sector jobs. In sum, AGOA has benefited millions of Africans. Without it, there would be far fewer jobs in several very poor African countries, period. They would be in China and elsewhere, especially the apparel jobs,”

History is full of examples of regimes that were oppressing at home and aggressive abroad, and I cant think of too many liberal democracies engaging in counterfeiting, drug running, missile proliferation, and just about any other illegal activity you can think of as North Korea does.