Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, and 75 members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded the Trump Administration reinstate demographic questions relating to participants’ gender identity to the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). “We have to ensure we’re meeting the needs of the most vulnerable among us,” said Congressman Deutch. “Study after study has shown that transgender older adults face greater social isolati... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) re-introduced the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, a bill that would protect and extend the solvency of Social Security and ensure that today’s seniors and future generations will continue to fully benefit from this program. The bill would remove the current cap on annual contributions, set at $127,200 in 2017, which allows high-income earners to stop paying into Social Security once they hit the limit. It would also... Read more

a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } (Washington) On Thursday morning, July 13, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, joined CNN's New Day to discuss with John Berman the inappropriateness of Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a lawyer connected to the Russian government and the urgent need for Speaker Ryan to allow the House to vote on the Senate-passed Russia sanctions legislation. You can watch the full intervi... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Co-Chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, welcomed two new members to the Caucus: Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Congressman Leonard Lance (R-NJ). With these additions, the Caucus now stands at 48 Members evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. “The effects of climate change don’t discriminate along party or state lines," said Congressman Deutch. "Our newest Caucus members from districts across the Delaware River from each other p... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined with a bipartisan group of nearly twenty U.S. lawmakers to urge President Trump to prioritize the return of Bob Levinson, a Florida resident and retired FBI agent who went missing in Iran over 10 years ago. In a letter led with Florida Senators Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R), the lawmakers urged the president to “maintain pressure on Iran to see that [Bob] is returned as soon as possible.” “Bob is still not home, and despite repeated promises, Ir... Read more

Today, Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) led members of the Florida Democratic Congressional Delegation in asking Florida Governor Rick Scott to reject President Trump’s request for Florida’s voter information including names, addresses, party affiliation, electoral participation history, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers as part of the President’s thinly veiled attempt to block legitimate access to the right to vote. The letter was cosigned by Representatives Alcee L. Hastings... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined with his colleagues on the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism on a letter praising the European Parliament's endorsement of a working definition of anti-Semitism on June 1. The definition was adopted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. As the letter reads, "The frequency and scale of anti-Semitic incidents in both the United States and Europe over the past few years has been deeply alarming. From large-scale attacks, s... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) interviewed Carlos, a South Florida resident, to hear how the Republican TrumpCare proposals would impact the lives of millions of Americans, including by increasing out-of-pocket costs, decreasing access to care, losing essential health benefits, and permitting discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. Click the image below to watch Rep. Deutch's #TrumpCareStories. Congressman Deutch voted against the House Republican TrumpCare bill and opposes the Senate R... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and Chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, issued this statement after the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Community Living (ACL) decided to reinstate sexual orientation demographic questions as part of their National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). The NSOAAP is used to evaluate whether the billions of dollars in funding for programs assisting older Americans are bei... Read more

(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke during a House Judiciary Committee markup hearing against H.R. 2431, the “Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act.” Calling it President Trump's "mass deportation act," Congressman Deutch strongly opposes the bill's criminalization of undocumented immigrants in the United States and "massive buildup and militarization of deportation forces and detention... Read more