Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which included an amendment introduced by Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), and Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) that would order the Secretary of Defense to include Holocaust remembrance in any commemorations of the 75th anniversary of World War II. Following passage of the NDAA with their amendment, the Representatives issued this joint statement: “World War II end... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam (R-IL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Doug Collins (R-GA), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the rising tide of anti-Semitism in schools and on college campuses across the nation. The "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act" directs the Department of Education (DOE) to use a widely-accepted definition of anti-Semitism when determining if incidents of harassment or discrimination that... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, issued the following statement commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah): “On this Yom HaShoah, we solemnly remember the six million Jews who were slaughtered during the Holocaust and the attempted extermination of centuries of European Jewish heritage. "More than 70 years after the Holocaust, Jewish communities still face dee... Read more

Today, Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), and Eliot Engel (NY-16), four Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, issued the following joint statement after multiple reports of anti-Semitic attacks directed at students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “It is shameful for anyone to attack students – especially survivors of gun violence – with anti-Semitic slurs and Nazi comparisons. Policy di... Read more

Today, on the anniversary of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), the Ranking Member and Chairman respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, introduced a resolution honoring his work and calling for a full and just investigation into his death. Nisman was the Special Prosecutor overseeing the investigation into the 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires AMIA (Asocia... Read more

Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Peter Roskam (R-IL), the co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, issued the following statement in response to recent attacks in France against Jewish establishments, including Tuesday’s arson attack of a kosher supermarket in Créteil on the anniversary of the 2015 Hyper Cacher attack: “We are appalled by... 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) issued this statement in response to President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018: "The President’s budget is morally bankrupt, cruelly demonizes the needy, and is premised on phony economic theories and farcical math. "If a President’s budget is meant to convey his values and priorities, then President Trump is making quite clear his contempt for working families and the most vulnerable Americans. In the President’s ideal America, the extremely rich rece... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), along with 52 of his House colleagues, introduced legislation to honor Elie Wiesel with a statue or bust in the United States Capitol. In September 2016, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Congressman Deutch to honor the life and legacy of the monumental Holocaust survivor and his contribution to our world. Congressman Deutch is an appointed member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. "Elie Weisel's recoun... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Democrat on the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued the following statement to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: "As we reflect this Yom HaShoah on the horrors of the Holocaust and remember the millions who perished at the hands of blind, coldblooded hatred of Jews, we also recognize the undeniable spike in anti-Semitism across this country and around the world. Whil... Read more