Thirty-three days into the partial government shutdown, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) cosponsored the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) to protect federal workers and their families from foreclosures, evictions, and loan defaults during a government shutdown. The bill addresses the real threat of federal workers losing their homes, falling behind on student loans and other bills, having their car reposses... Read more

(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after voting against the Republican Tax Conference Report, which will give 83 percent of tax cuts to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans while raising taxes on 86 million middle-class families: "Congressional Republicans have turned their backs on the American people, who overwhelmingly oppose this devastating scam. This bill sends a clear message to their constituents that they would rather bend the system in favor of lobbyists... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a partisan tax bill that will devastate hard-working American families while providing massive tax breaks for big corporations and top earners: “This is a shameful day for those Senate Republicans who put their party and their donors above the interests of their constituents. “Republicans’ move to give permanent tax breaks for top earners and big corporations will blow a $1.5 trillion hole in our nation... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after voting against H.R. 1, the Republican tax plan to give massive tax breaks to multi-national corporations and the top earners while scrapping crucial deductions that help millions of Floridians reduce their taxes: “Plain and simple, this Republican tax scam is a massive giveaway to multi-billionaires and big corporations, paid for by tax increases for thirty-six million working class and low income Americans. “Unfortunately, it is far rem... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after voting against H.R. 2874, the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, which would increase costs for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders and pass the burden on to homeowners and local governments: “Florida is ground zero for climate change, between rising sea levels pushing higher tides inland and worsening storms and hurricanes dumping huge amounts of water across the state. Floridians contribute the most of any state to the NF... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued the following statement immediately after voting against the "callous" House Republican budget, which would impose severe cuts on essential programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP benefits: "The House Republican budget is a callous proposal to shut down essential programs like Medicare, steal billions of dollars from middle class Americans’ wallets and funnel it to billionaires, and undermine key national priorities by cutting infrastructure funding and w... 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

Following passage of the spending bill to fund the government through September 2017, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement: “President Trump’s cruel effort to slash essential government services was denied for the moment. He failed to make taxpayers pay for his border wall, and he failed to defund Planned Parenthood and the care they provide to millions of Americans. The federal budget must reflect the values of the American people, and the American people do not want Congress to... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) co-introduced the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, bipartisan legislation to fight overseas tax evasion. This legislation would close offshore tax loopholes, which are contributing to the nation's deficit. This bill would also improve efforts to decrease offshore tax abuse by empowering the Department of the Treasury to take steps against foreign and financial institutions that are obstructing U.S. tax enforcement. It would help contest offshore concealment by trea... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and 195 other Members of the House in introducing the Paycheck Fairness Act. This legislation will revise language related to the enforcement of sex discrimination in the workplace to include wage discrimination. Specifically, the Paycheck Fairness Act will require employers to prove that differences in pay are related only to performance and not gender. Furthermore, the bill will prohibit the punishment of employees ... Read more