Earlier today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AK) and other members to express his support for the Keystone XL Pipeline, a project that would transfer up to 550,000 barrels of oil daily from Canada to the U.S. Additionally, the Keystone pipeline would create thousands of jobs and enhance our long-term energy security. Read more

By Doug McKelway for FOX News -- A day after Canadian oil company TransCanada agreed to reroute its proposed Keystone oil pipeline around Nebraska' ecologically sensitive Ogallala Aquifer, the State Department refused to budge on a new environmental review of the project that is not slated for completion until 2013 -- after the presidential election. The State Department on Tuesday denied that the delay is designed to appease environmentalists, a core constituency of the Obama administration. "I... Read more

The following oped by Rep. Ed Royce appeared in the FlashReport: Each year I give thousands of constituents a Capitol tour. We are all proud of our nation's capital. In the spring, when many come, its magnificent cherry blossoms bloom, and its monuments always inspire. Yet the federal government that dominates the city is far less impressive. While in Congress, I have seen the good, the bad and too often, the really ugly side of many of the dozens of government agencies in Washington. What does ... Read more

Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), in an effort to protect taxpayers from an unprecedented national energy tax, opposed the Democrat Leadership's legislation - the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade Plan. Royce, a cosponsor of the Republican energy alternative, which would increase American energy production by American workers, issued the following statement after the vote today: "I am a strong supporter of environmental stewardship, but I believe the benefits of the Democrat's Cap and Trade plan are too low and t... Read more

The quarter century-old moratoriums on exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf and the American interior for oil shale expire today. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) has pushed to end the moratoria on these sources of energy and recognized today as American Energy Freedom Day, the day Americans will begin to benefit from the vast amounts of American petroleum and natural gas. "Today, Americans are one step closer to ending our reliance on energy from the OPEC cartel and other hostile countries," said Re... Read more

Today, the House considered H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Taxpayer Protection Act. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) strongly opposed this bill. "This bill fails to provide Americans with more domestic energy production, which will continue to make our country less secure economically and keep gas prices high," said Royce. "The Democrat bill slaps a permanent ban on 88 percent of offshore oil reserves and provides no incentive for states to drill in the remaining 12 percent by pr... Read more

Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined his Republican colleagues on the House floor to demand an up or down vote on the "American Energy Act." Royce is an original cosponsor of this legislation. "Democrats in Congress not only took the day off, but left this week without passing a single piece of legislation to address the skyrocketing gas prices American families are struggling with," said Royce. "Although the Democrat leadership is taking today off, my colleagues and I are speaking today on the H... Read more

Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined his Republican colleagues on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to demand an up or down vote on the "American Energy Act." "I’ve had an opportunity to listen to the constituents of the 40th district during August recess. Overwhelmingly, they are tired of heading to the gas station to watch the numbers at the pump go up and up and up. These high gas prices are hurting the pocketbooks of families across America," said Royce. "With gas prices increasing, it is vital t... Read more

Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) joined his Republican colleagues to urge the Democrat Leadership to bring the House back to session to address the current energy crisis by bringing the American Energy Act to a vote. "We should be in session; the other side of the aisle should be here engaging in meaningful debate to address this issue. We should have never gone into a five-week recess without addressing the issue of gas prices," said Royce. On a party line vote Democrats agreed to head into a five-... Read more

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 years ago commandeered Venezuelan oil fields run by European companies; and every March 18, Mexico officially celebrates oil expropriation day (which, coincidentally, coincides with the last time major maintena... Read more