Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Max Rose (NY-11) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act, bicameral legislation to strengthen the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism efforts against transnational white supremacy and identity groups. As white identity and other far-right violent groups continue growing around the world, this new bicameral legislation is a recognit... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Elaine Luria (VA-02) joined 22 U.S. Representatives in a letter to the White House demanding that it deny TruNews press credentials and access to Administration officials. After Deutch and Luria sent an initial letter on December 10, 2019, the White House stated that TruNews is "not credentialed to cover the White House." However TruNews founder Rick Wiles confirmed to the New York Times that it received an invitation from the White House to att... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) published an op-ed in the Jewish Journal following his visit to Auschwitz and Jerusalem to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and 75 years since the Auschwitz death camp was liberated. As Congressman Deutch wrote, "After seeing the physical remnants of hatred with my own eyes 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, I am more committed than ever to share the lessons of the Holocaust with all of humanity. We must remember the Holocaust. We must f... Read more

Today, Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the Co-Chairs of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, joined Representatives Lee Zeldin (R-NY), David Cicilline (D-RI), Brian Mast (R-FL), and Brad Sherman (D-CA) in sending a letter, signed by 104 members, to Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nation... Read more

Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ted Deutch (D-FL), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY) announced that they will introduce a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives to commemorate 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz next Monday. The resolution honors the 6 million Jews who were murdered by the Nazi regime and the millions of other minorities whose lives were tragically cut short. The measure also reaffirms the United States’ shared commitment to combating anti-Semitism and all other f... Read more

Following passage of the bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year 2020, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement: "The American people elected a new majority in the House, one that would work with Republicans while standing firm on Democratic values to make our country healthier and stronger. With this bipartisan spending bill, Congress is investing in initiatives to prevent gun violence, protect our environment, expand access to healthcare, and care for our veterans at risk of ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) sent a letter to White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney asking him to condemn the anti-Semitic comments by TruNews founder and host Rick Wiles and deny TruNews any future access to the White House. In a video posted to the TruNews website on November 22, 2019, founder and host Rick Wiles denigrates Jews and repeats vicious anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, saying, "That's the way the Jews work. They are deceive... Read more

Op-Ed: The US should adopt the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism The Times of Israel December 7, 2019 Click here to access the op-ed on the Times of Israel website. After more than 100 Jewish graves were desecrated in the French city of Westhoffen this week, French leaders condemned the anti-Semitic graffiti and vowed to take action. “Anti-Semitism is a crime and we will fight it in Westhoffen as everywhere until our dead can sleep in peace,” French President Emmanuel Macron said. Strong words by... Read more

Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), the Co-Chairs of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, remember the horrific massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue and honor the memories of the 11 victims. As the Co-Chairs of the Task Force, the Members of Congress issued the following joint statement: “It is with the de... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Resolution 246 by a vote of 398-17 to express opposition to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. "You simply will not and cannot achieve lasting peace and security for both Israelis and Palestinians and work toward a two-state solution if you support a movement that seeks to delegitimize the very existence of Israel," Congressman Deutch continued. "I am relentlessly opposed to the global Boycott, Divestment, a... Read more