TestU.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after attending in-person President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress: "As President Biden often says, the number one responsibility of government is to protect its people. Tonight, he made clear his commitment to invest in our most valuable asset: the American people. When American families are healthier, safer, and better off, and when they can provide a better life for their children, then our entire nation thrives. As Presi... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chief Whip of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, issued this statement after President Biden announced executive actions to address the gun violence epidemic in our country: "I commend President Biden for using his executive authority to taken commonsense action that will strengthen our existing laws to protect our communities and save lives. "Red flag laws have been passed by Democratic and Republican state legislatures to empower families, friends, ... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20): "I’m heartbroken at the passing of my dear friend, Alcee Hastings. "I had the honor of working side by side with Alcee for more than a decade, seeing first-hand his passion and drive for standing up to injustice and fighting for our community. Alcee devoted his career to advancing civil rights for all Americans and human rights around the world. His leadership on racial justic... Read more

U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Scott Peters (CA-52), and Charlie Crist (FL-13) issued this joint statement in response to the American Petroleum Institute's announced support for a carbon fee policy: “We are encouraged by the growing support for carbon fee policies as effective measures to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change. The American Petroleum Institute is joining more and more of the private sector in putting their support behind a price on carbon to combat the wor... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chief Whip of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, issued this statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8) and Enhanced Background Checks Act (H.R. 1446): "Congress can help save lives from gun violence, keep guns out of the wrong hands, and prevent mass shootings. But eight years after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, three years after the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School in ... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement on the Biden Administration's decision to designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS): "The corrupt Maduro regime has devastated Venezuela, creating dire economic and humanitarian conditions that have made the country unsafe and unlivable for millions of people," said Rep. Deutch. "Here in the United States, and especially in South Florida, we've welcomed many of these Venezuelans into our community and offered refuge from... Read more

U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chair and Ranking Member respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, issued this statement following the decision by the International Criminal Court to open a formal investigation into Israeli actions: “The ICC’s decision to open an investigation where it lacks jurisdiction is inappropriate and sets a dangerous precedent. By moving forward with its investigatio... Read more

Sunday, February 14 marks three years since the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, when 14 students and 3 staff members were killed. Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) will honor the memory of the victims by participating in community-based events throughout the day. Congressman Deutch issued this statement: "For the last three years, not a single day has gone by that I haven’t thought of the 17 lives lost during the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School i... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement in response to social media posts by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene in which she agreed with a comment that called the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School a "false flag planned shooting": "Radical conspiracy theorists cruelly came to our community in the days after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to outrageously deny that 17 people were killed. It’s infuriating that someone like that... Read more

U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after he joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote to impeach President Donald Trump: "Impeachment is one of the most consequential powers afforded to Congress. It guards against a president who threatens our security, the continuity of our government, and the integrity of our democracy. The oath that I swore to support and defend the Constitution of the United States compels me to vote to impeach the pr... Read more