During a Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee hearing on the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), another Republican-sponsored abortion-related bill purporting to protect the rights of unborn female fetuses, Congressman Ted Deutch spoke about the real-life issues of sex and gender bias pervasive in our society. The legislation would make it easier to go after abortion providers, and thus make access more difficult, by criminalizing abortions sought based on the sex or gender of the fe... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and Chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, issued this statement in response to the recent anti-LGBT legislation signed into law in North Carolina and Mississippi: “With the stroke of a pen, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory joined a list of elected officials who hold on to and impose regressive and discriminatory beliefs, even as the American people have made strides mo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement on the decision by the State Department to classify as genocide the acts by ISIS against Christians, Yazidis, and Shia Muslims: "I applaud Secretary Kerry’s decision to designate the shocking and inhumane actions by ISIS against Christians, Yazidis, and Shia Muslims as genocide. Their ruthless tactics, from the massacre... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement on the passage of SB 7028 in the Florida legislature: “I applaud Florida Senator Jeremy Ring’s leadership on the Government Oversight and Accountability Committee, working alongside Senator Sobel, Representative Combee, Senator Don Gaetz and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to protect Florida’s ability to stop publi... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement in reaction to Iran's latest series of ballistic missile tests: "Today Iran launched a second consecutive ballistic missile test in blatant violation of international law. It is now clear that this regime has no intention of abiding by its commitments under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement regarding the release of four American hostages by Iran and the announcement by the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran has met the obligations outlined by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to begin receiving sanctions relief for curtailing its nuclear weapons program: "I am thrilled th... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) issued this statement in reaction to President Obama's final State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Obama argued that a bright future awaits our nation should we as a people come together to work for it. Our nation has made great strides in recent years, with a deficit reduced by a trillion dollars, an unemployment rate cut in half, and a health care system that covers 18 million more Americans. Yet as the sponsor of the Democracy for All Amendment, I whole... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee issued this statement regarding the H.R. 4038, legislation brought forward by House Republicans to pause the admission of Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the United States: “We have all been shaken by the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris. Dozens of constituents have called my office concerned about our national security, and justifiably so... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued the following statement regarding the announcement that Speaker John Boehner will resign from the House of Representatives at the end of October: “I thank Speaker Boehner for his service to the House and the country, and I know that he made this decision out of genuine concern for Congress as an institution. “Yet I am far less certain that his resignation will end the dysfunction that has plagued the Republican majority. Letting a small faction set the agend... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and a Vice Chair of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, issued this statement in response to today's Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that state bans on same-sex marriage violate the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of due process and equal protection under the law: “As a Vice Chair for the House Equality Caucus, but more importantly as a husband, as a father, and as an American, I am overjoyed by... Read more