Today, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress led by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Eliot Engel (NY-16), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) wrote to the Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services Alex Azar to promote the use of community health workers in local responses to COVID-19. U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) led a companion letter in the Senate. A PDF of the House letter can be accessed here. The full text of the letter is below. A PDF of the Senate letter can be accesse... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act introduced by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14). The legislation directs the U.S. Department of Justice to develop best practices and training materials for assisting professionals – law enforcement, firefighters, emergency personnel, social workers, court officials, and medical professionals – who encounter and support people living with ... Read more

U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Rosa L. DeLauro (CT-03), Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Haley Stevens (MI-11) led 20 of their colleagues in a letter to Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Robert Redfield asking him to begin collecting and publishing COVID-19 data to track the spread of COVID-19 in schools and help researchers develop best safety practices to successfully continue reopening schools for in-person classes. Currently, CDC has not engaged in formal tracking of COVID-19 cases ... Read more

United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), sent letters to the United States Marshals Service (USMS) and private prisoner transport firm, Prisoner Transportation Services (PTS), requesting information about the steps USMS and PTS are taking to manage coronavirus spread among individuals in their custody, staff, and the general public, and urging them to immediately implement COVID-19 diagnostic testing of detained individuals befo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after the Florida Department of Health reported 15,300 new positive COVID-19 cases, breaking the record of the largest single day case increase of any state since the pandemic began: "This is not the kind of national record Floridians want; a staggering 15,300 new cases in Florida paired with dangerously-high hospitalization levels. "Yet Governor DeSantis goes on TV almost daily to attack reporters and distract the public with confusion and mi... Read more

As the State of Florida continues to break records with the number and rate of daily confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, today members of the Florida Congressional Delegation called on Governor DeSantis to confront this dangerous reality, rather than making excuses, by taking action to reverse this trend and keep Floridians safe. The letter was signed by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Alcee Hastings (FL-20), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Darren Soto (FL-... Read more

This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act to address the ongoing coronavirus public health crisis and provide desperately needed support for struggling families and essential workers, including funds for testing and tracing measures, funding for South Florida’s cities and counties, additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, and extended unemployment benefits. Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) voted in favor of the Heroes Act. Upon its passage, he issued this... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) introduced the Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act to protect seniors living with Alzheimer's and other dementia. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Senate companion. The legislation directs the U.S. Department of Justice to develop best practices for assisting professionals – law enforcement, firefighters, emergency personnel, social worke... Read more

(Boca Raton, Fla.) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) wrote to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Robert Redfield urging him to release public guidance to help Americans stay safe as communities begin to reopen. As a member of the White House's bipartisan Opening Up America Again Congressional panel, he raised the issue of CDC guidance on a call with senior White House economic officials on Thursday. "Over the course of the past three weeks I have received an ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) published an op-ed in the Palm Beach Post on the need for Congress to continue its formal work, including committee hearings and legislative debate, while working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. "It is time to find an immediate solution that allows Congress to remotely perform all work typically done in Washington." As Congressman Deutch wrote, "We all look forward to the day when we can safely debate legislation on the House floor, cast votes alon... Read more