(Washington) This evening, the House of Representatives voted 363-0 to pass H. Con Res 129 introduced by Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) urging the German Government to fully fund the needs of Holocaust Survivors. Upon approval by the House of Representatives, Rep. Deutch released the following statement: “With one voice, the House today sent a strong message that every living Survivor deserves to live out his or her life in dignity and comfort. As the Survivor population ... Read more

(Washington, DC) Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) joined with Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), and Susan Davis (D-CA) to introduce a resolution (H. Res. 750) urging the European Union (EU) to designate the entirety of Hizballah as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on the organizations and its members. Currently, the EU only designates Hizballah’s military wing as a terrori... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), along with Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL), Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL), Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), and Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-FL), introduced a bipartisan resolution to support the designation of May 25 as “National Moonshot Day ” to inspire children to respond to challenges facing our nation with ingenuity and ambition, and to recognize the importance of committing necessary resources to science, tec... Read more

(Washington) The Congressional delegation of Palm Beach County, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Congressman Alcee Hastings (FL-20), Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Congressman Patrick Murphy (FL-18), joined over 100 colleagues in calling on House leaders to strengthen nutrition programs in the child nutrition reauthorization—the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016—rather than enact misguided changes that would hurt our children’s access to nutritious meals, as the legisla... Read more

(Washington, DC) Today, Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a resolution urging the German Government to fulfill its moral responsibility to Holocaust Survivors and urgently provide the financial resources necessary to ensure that Survivors live in dignity and comfort in their remaining years. This resolution follows an exchange of correspondence between Members of Congress and the German Finance Min... Read more

Today, members of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism sounded the alarm about a troubling surge in anti-Semitism on American college campuses. In a letter to the Secretary of Education, the Taskforce asked the Secretary about the Department’s planned response to the issue. Additionally, the co-chairs made the following statement: “An alarming rise of anti-Israel programs on American college campuses contribute to increasing harassment, intimidation, and ... Read more

Only Direct Negotiations – Not One-Sided Initiatives from Outside Parties – Can Achieve Lasting Peace Agreement WASHINGTON – 394 members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter urging President Obama to veto possible upcoming one-sided initiatives in the United Nations concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The letter was precipitated by reports that one-sided initiatives – which dangerously hinder the prospects for resuming direct negotiations – may arise at the United Nation... Read more

The Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act (H.R. 4676), authored by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL), passed the House of Representatives today with unanimous bipartisan support. A despicable breed of financial predators have been advertising themselves to the veterans community claiming that, for a hefty fee paid by the veteran, they can speed up the claims process with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Although it is illegal under existing law for anyone who is... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement after Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB-86, a bill opposing businesses engaging in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel: “Since serving as a State Senator, I have supported efforts to prevent taxpayers’ money from being used to support campaigns or countries that do not fit our values as Floridians and as Americans. This bill, building on the b... Read more

Tomorrow, Friday, March 11th, 2016, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) will hold a meeting of his Congressional Youth Cabinet, a nonpartisan advisory group of high school juniors from Palm Beach and Broward counties interested in public service and the legislative process. With the Florida presidential primaries just a week away, tomorrow's meeting will focus on the issue of campaign finance reform in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which gave corporations ... Read more