Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) introduced legislation to block the online publication of files that include automatic instructions used to make fully functional firearms using 3-D printers. 3D-printed guns are fully-functioning firearms that can be made of metal or plastic using a 3D printer. Guns printed using plastic can be virtually undetectable when carried through a metal detector or past ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) led 40 Members of Congress in a letter calling on House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (CA-39) to hold a hearing on the U.S. State Department's recent settlement with Defense Distributed allowing the online publication of blueprints to produce 3-D printed guns. "We shouldn’t have to wait for someone to kill someone in a House office building after sneaking past security with a plastic ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) sent a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott renewing his request for details on actions taken to hold Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam responsible for systemic inconsistencies in his office's review and issuance of concealed weapons permits. As the Congressman stated in his letter, "It’s time to stop passing blame around and start taking responsibility as Governor of the State of Florida. Adam Putnam serves as a member of your cabinet. It is yo... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Gerry Connolly (VA-11), David Cicilline (RI-01), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Brendan Boyle (PA-13), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging full transparency in his Administration's review of U.S. assistance to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The nine members, making up the full Democratic membership... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), and all members of Florida’s Democratic Congressional delegation sent a letter today to Florida Governor Rick Scott calling on the state of Florida to immediately withdraw from a Texas-led lawsuit that is aimed at dismantling the nation’s health care law and undoing critical protections for those with pre-existing conditions. “By joining this lawsuit, the state of Florida is actively working to hurt Americans with pre-existing condition... Read more

Today, on the two year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Gwen Moore (D-WI) introduced the Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act, legislation that would strengthen accountability measures for gun dealers who engage in illegal sales practices. “Tragedy after tragedy we are told that we don’t need any new gun laws, that we should just enforce the laws on the books. But in too many cases, we’ve seen that the laws on the books are p... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) applauded the U.S. Department of Justice announcement of two new grant programs through the STOP School Violence Act (H.R. 4909), a bill that Rep. Deutch authored with Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) in January 2018. “After meeting with parents who lost their children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, I was determined to find a bipartisan solution to help schools and law enforcement work together so we don’t miss the warning signs that could prevent tragedy. Bef... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) introduced legislation to prevent the President from canceling penalties on Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. The intelligence community and law enforcement officials have repeatedly warned that ZTE products pose serious national security threats to the United States. In April 2018, the Commerce Department imposed an order of denial on ZTE banning it from doing business with U.S. firms for its repeated viol... Read more

Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) renewed their call for Congress to strengthen and improve the Social Security program. Yesterday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released its annual Trustees Report, which indicated that while the program remained strong in 2017, improvements should be made to ensure that full costs and benefits are payable into the foreseeable future and beyond. “When Congressional Republicans sold their tax scam to the American peop... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Doug Collins (R-GA), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the rising tide of anti-Semitism in schools and on college campuses across the nation. The "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act" directs the Department of Education (DOE) to use a widely-accepted definition of anti-Semitism when determining if incidents of harassment or discrimination that... Read more