Rep. Ted Deutch released the following statement in response to the televised announcement by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he will declare statehood at the United Nations Security Council: “Despite a year of historic Israeli concessions and repeated offers of direct negotiations, the Palestinians have now made clear they intend to unilaterally declare statehood at the United Nations Security Council. This is a reckless and counterproductive decision. “Unilateral action by the Palesti... Read more

During a late night Foreign Affairs Committee meeting this week, Congressman Deutch delivered the following remarks on the issue of foreign aid: Read more

"Yesterday, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to join dozens of her colleagues, including myself, in highlighting the Republican leadership's efforts to dramatically slash Medicare benefits. She appropriately criticized our colleague and his party for their support of these painful and extreme cuts to Medicare benefits. "The personal attack leveled against Rep. Wasserman Schultz in response to her legitimate policy debate has no place in the Hou... Read more

Madam Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. Madam Chairman, it has been one year since Congress passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act. This legislation, the most robust sanctions package to date, coupled with the passage of UN Security Council resolution 1929 and a newly strengthened sanctions package from the European Union, gave us the tools to create a targeted international sanctions regime aimed at bringing maximum economic pressure on the Iranian r... Read more

Congressman Deutch delivered remarks on the House floor today calling on Republicans to join Democrats in support of one our most effective deficit reduction strategies: boosting revenues through job creation. Watch the video below. Read more

Congressman Deutch (D-FL) released the following statement in reaction to President Obama’s address on the war in Afghanistan: “The President’s announcement that the 33,000 troops he deployed in the Afghanistan surge will be coming home by next summer is an important start towards ending this war. From this point forward, however, what we need is a timeline for bringing each and every one of our 100,000 servicemen and women home. With Osama bin Laden dead, many of al Qaeda’s leaders driven from ... Read more

Congressman Deutch released this statement in reaction to a newly announced rule from the National Labor Relations Board aimed at streamlining bureaucracy in the unionization process: "The National Labor Relations Board's new rule for union elections represents a commonsense step towards improving our broken and bureaucratic process. The simplification in election standards creates a more streamlined procedure that prevents endless delays aimed at diminishing the rights of America's workers. Whi... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch released this statement after voting against a divisive default resolution brought forward this evening by House Republicans: "The Republican majority’s willingness to jeopardize the full faith and credit of the United States in order to bolster the case for their plan to end Medicare is a blatant stunt I will not be a part of. It is time for my Republican colleagues to stop threatening the default of America's obligations in order to ram through a plan the American people... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-19) released this statement in reaction to President Obama's speech yesterday on the Middle East and his meeting today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Yesterday, the President made clear that Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with a party that does not recognize Israel’s right to exist, and he forcefully rejected Palestinian efforts to delegitimize and isolate Israel at the United Nations. President Obama also reiterated the United States’ unwavering com... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch released the following statement on the Florida legislature's passage of SB 444, which expands upon the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act, legislation he authored in 2007 in the Florida State Senate: "I applaud the Florida Legislature’s passage of SB 444, legislation that will help ensure national and international security by preventing Florida’s taxpayer dollars from supporting companies who choose to violate federal law by bolstering the Iranian regime. I congratulate the ... Read more