Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Carlos Curbelo (FL-26), co-Chairs of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, led a bipartisan letter of Caucus members to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen and Ranking Member Nita Lowey urging that the Committee reject any appropriations provisions that would undermine efforts to combat climate change. As the co-signers state in their letter, "provisions in the appropriations bills must advance our fight against climate c... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) led Florida Democratic Members of Congress in a letter to Governor Rick Scott urging him to take concrete steps to expand healthcare coverage and reduce costs for Floridians. In the coming weeks, health insurance companies are expected to announce their premium rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans in Florida. This letter is a response to repeated attempts by President Trump and Congressional Republicans to sabotage the ACA and our country's healthcare ... Read more

The bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus welcomed five new members to its growing list: Representatives Erik Paulsen (MN-03), Tom MacArthur (NJ-03), Eliot Engel(NY-16), Peter Roskam (IL-6), and Ron Kind (WI-3). Co-Chaired and founded by Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) and Ted Deutch (FL-22) in February 2016, the Caucus is now comprised of 78 Members of Congress, split evenly between Democrats and Republicans, representing diverse districts from across the country. “Now 78 Members strong, t... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) led 34 other Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asking him to fully implement eating disorders prevention programs created by the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act. Specifically, the Representatives expressed concern over the agency's progress to implement training programs for health professionals to identify eating disorders and interve... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL-22), Susan W. Brooks (R-IN-05), Fred Upton (R-MI-06), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12) held a press conference to introduce H.R. 5717, the Jake Laird Act, a bipartisan bill named after an Indianapolis, Indiana police officer who was shot and killed in 2004 in the line of duty by a man who struggled with mental illness. This bill provides grants to encourage states to adopt laws, similar to Indiana’s 2005 Jake Laird Law, that enable local law enforcement,... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (H.R. 4744), legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. This legislation states that Congress stands with the people of Iran in their desire for basic freedoms, and it provides the Trump Administrati... Read more

Today, on the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) sent a letter to the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform urging for the Chairmen and Ranking Member to investigate whether the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) violated federal election law by funding its political activity with foreign donations. "Today marks 19 years since the massacre at Columbine High School, another tragedy on an American calendar d... Read more

This afternoon, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) participated in a National School Safety Ideas Forum hosted by Florida Senators Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R). Max Schachter and Ryan Petty, parents of victims of the Stoneman Douglas shooting and Congressman Deutch's constituents, sat on the forum's panel to discuss school safety options to prevent gun violence in the future. Following the forum, Congressman Deutch issued this statement: "Today's forum was an important opportunity that brough... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury requesting information on reports that Kalashnikov USA, based in Pompano Beach, Florida, may have violated U.S. sanctions through its relationship with the Russian gun manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern. Congressman Deutch issued this statement: “This story is layered with suspicious moves and questionable decisions. Kalashnikov USA, lured to Florida by Governor Scott, is reportedly using a web of shell comp... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Thomas J. Rooney (R-FL), Pete King (R-NY), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a bipartisan bill which would raise the minimum age requirement from 18 to 21 for gun buyers purchasing any firearm, including shotguns or rifles, from federally licensed dealers. Currently, the federal minimum age requirement to purchase handguns is 21, while the minimum age requirement for shotguns or rifles is 18. The bill... Read more