(Washington) In the wake of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's news conference this morning, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said her explanations "raise more questions than they answer" and called for an immediate federal investigation into potential violation of federal law by Bondi and Donald Trump. This morning, Bondi stated that “there was not an investigation, at all” by her office into the dozens of complaints against Trump University ...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann September 14, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch Statement on Recently Signed Ten Year U.S.-Israel Security Agreement (Washington) Today, after attending the signing of a renewed ten year Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann September 12, 2016 202-225-3001 House Passes Deutch Bills on Holocaust Survivors and Honoring Elie Wiesel (Washington) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed two bills introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. The House approved legislation callin...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann August 25, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch to Gov. Scott: Expanding Medicaid Could Lower Premiums for Millions (Washington) Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that premiums in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace are seven percent lower in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility compared to those that did not. C...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann August 25, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch on Locally-Transmitted Zika Case in PB County (Washington) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement in response to the report of a locally-transmitted Zika case in Palm Beach County: “With the announcement of the first locally-acquired case of Zika virus in Palm Beach County, I urge all ...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } You're Invited to a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) Tuesday, August 23rd at 7:00 pm Coconut Creek Commission Chamber 4800 W. Copans Road Coconut Creek, Florida Join Ted for a discussion on the issues facing our South Florida community and the nation at large. To ensure adequate seating, please RSVP here.
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(Washington) Democratic Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation are calling on Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) to reject a harmful proposal that would threaten Florida’s ecosystems and compromise Floridians’ health and livelihoods. The delegation also urges Governor Rick Scott to fill two long-vacant seats on the commission so that this and future proposals are deliberated with full consideration of the interests of all Floridians. Tomorrow, July 26, the ERC will cons...
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(Washington) Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved two security-related bills introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, one which urges the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization and the second which urges the prompt conclusion of negotiations of a renewed, robust, and long-term U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding to ensure Israel has the capacity to defend itsel...
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(Washington) In response to today's announcement that the German Government will increase its financial commitment to providing for the needs of Holocaust Survivors, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement: "No amount of money can ever fully compensate Holocaust survivors for their immense and overwhelming suffering. For years, arbitrary caps on home care have kept Survivors from getting the care they need. By removing these caps, thousands of Survivors will receive the c...
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When violence strikes our community, we must stand together in solidarity with those whose lives have been forever changed - fifty families who now have a hole that will never be filled, and over fifty more whose injuries and trauma will affect them from this day forward. After the deadliest mass shooting in American history, I feel so deeply for these families, the city of Orlando, our state of Florida, and our nation. I stand with the LGBT community this Pride month and whenever members of ...
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