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

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

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this condemnation of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's inaccurate and offensive Holocaust reference: "Sean Spicer’s ignorant, offensive, and outrageously false statements claiming Hitler never used gas to kill his own people show either a stunning ignorance of history or a callous disregard of the horrors of the Holocaust. I frankly can’t understand why, when pressed about his offensive comments about the Holocaust, he simply cannot apologize without... Read more

Today, Congressman Deutch (FL-22) and other co-chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism introduced the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017. This legislation would make the position of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism a permanent position within the State Department with the rank of ambassador. You can read the text of H.R. 1911 here. Read more

Today, Congressman Deutch (FL-22) introduced the Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017. This bipartisan bill would increase protection of community centers with religious affiliation from threats including bomb threats. Deutch is a co-chair and founding member of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism. Following bomb threats made against Jewish Community Centers nationwide and in South Florida, Deutch said: “If 100 branches of any institution in this country – any religious site, an... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined Congressman David Kustoff (R-TN) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) to introduce the Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017. This bipartisan legislation, also co-sponsored by Congressman Ted Poe (R-TN), Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy, III (D-MA), would increase the federal penalty for bomb threats and other credible threats of violence against community religious centers and ensure these acts can be prosecuted as ... Read more

Today, the Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism delivered a letter to President Trump urging him to prepare and implement a comprehensive strategy to combat anti-Semitism. In light of the recent waves of anti-Semitic threats and attacks since January 1 and following President Trump's condemnation of these incidents in his address to Congress, the Co-Chairs outline specific proposals for improving the federal government's approach to anti-Semitism. “If 100 branches o... Read more

a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann September 12, 2016 202-225-3001 House Passes Deutch Bills on Holocaust Survivors and Honoring Elie Wiesel (Washington) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed two bills introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. The House approved legislation callin... Read more

(Washington) Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved two security-related bills introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, one which urges the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization and the second which urges the prompt conclusion of negotiations of a renewed, robust, and long-term U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding to ensure Israel has the capacity to defend itsel... Read more