Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this response applauding the Supreme Court's 5-3 ruling issued today in ​King v. Burwell: “More than 1.3 million Floridians and nearly 7 million Americans nationwide can breathe a sigh of relief today, for the Supreme Court has ruled they can keep the federal tax credits that keep their health insurance premiums affordable. “Today’s simple but historic ruling in King v. Burwell upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act for a second time. As Ch... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement on Israel's Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut): "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 67th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. This anniversary represents 67 years in which there has been a strong, independent, and democratic State of Israel; 67 years of growth, advancement, ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day: “This year on Yom HaShoah, we mark seventy years since World War II finally came to an end. Tragically, that end only came after the Nazis' plan to annihilate European Jewry succeeded in sending six million Jews to their deaths. On Yom HaShoah, we join in memory o... Read more

I greet any deal with Iran with great skepticism given its deceptive history and ongoing destabilizing and dangerous activities. I remain deeply concerned as to how a number of issues have been addressed in the framework and may be addressed in a final agreement. These include Fordow being allowed to remain open and operating, continued enrichment at Arak, the disposition of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, whether a verification regime allows anytime, anywhere inspections of all known or susp... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement on his vote against the House GOP’s budget plan: "The Republican budget is light on details because if those details were brought to light, they would be outright rejected by the American people. "Turning Medicaid into a block grant may sound compelling, until you realize it means blocking millions of low-income Americans from access to basic care. Broadening the base may sound like a good idea, until you realize it means burdening middle-inco... Read more

"With the Great Recession behind us and robust growth ahead of us, tonight President Obama called on Congress to join him in support of an agenda that expands economic opportunity and enhances financial security for all. I agree the time is now to build an economy where the hard work of all Americans pays off and the rules are not rigged in favor of those already at the top. The people who stand to gain from guaranteed paid leave and affordable child care are not Republicans or Democrats, but Am... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement after being re-elected by his colleagues to serve as Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's influential Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa for the 114th Congress: "The recent terrorist attacks in Paris serve as a stark reminder that what happens in the Middle East is of enormous consequence to the security of the United States and our allies around the world. As Ranking Member I will continue to vigorously prom... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement on the release of Alan Gross, an American development worker jailed in Cuba since 2009: “For five years, Alan Gross has been unjustly imprisoned by the Cuban government simply for working to expand Internet access and promote freedom of information for the people of Cuba. In those five years, not a day has gone by where the Gross family gave up hope for Alan’s safe return home. Having wo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement in reaction to the President Obama's remarks on Cuba: “While I am overjoyed that Alan Gross and 53 additional political prisoners have finally been freed by the Cuban government, this regime does not deserve any humanitarian awards for releasing individuals who should never have been imprisoned in the first place. The Cuban regime continues to brutally imprison political dissidents, bloc... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, a retroactive extension of certain tax provisions for 2014: "From day one, the 113th Congress has been mired in dysfunction, and there’s no better example than today’s passage of a bill that restores tax provisions that expired a year ago only to have them expire again on January 1, 2015. The passage of this retroactive tax extenders package will bring a sigh of relief to many businesses and... Read more