On Friday morning, Congresswoman Lois Frankel and Congressmen Ted Deutch and Patrick Murphy along with other Everglades advocates Erik Eikenberg and John A. Marshall will announce next steps for Everglades Restoration and talk about the local impact. The press conference is being held at Clear Lake because the lake reservoir supplies water to West Palm Beach from the Everglades ecosystem. After the recent passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), Everglades Re... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch released this statement following the passage of a deal temporarily ending a Republican-forced shutdown of the federal government and preserving the United States Treasury’s ability to pay its bills: “Tonight, Congress may have prevented the United States from defaulting on its credit for the first time in history and brought an end to a reckless government shutdown, but to call this last-minute deal a victory for the American people would be shameful. Narrowly preventing ... Read more

​The following article on Rep. Ted Deutch's effort to end the immigrant detention bed mandate was published in the Palm Beach Post on October 4, 2013. U.S. Rep. Deutch urges end to policy of set number of immigration detentions By John Lantigua - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer U.S. Rep Ted Deutch wants the government to stop paying more than $5 million a day to imprison unauthorized immigrants, many of whom he says pose no danger to the public. Deutch, D-Boca-Raton, said the system, which mandates... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released a recorded video message on the ongoing government shutdown. Earlier this week, the federal government shutdown when House Republicans refused to pass a temporary spending resolution unless Democrats agreed to delay and defund the Affordable Care Act - a health care reform law passed by Congress more than three years ago. Congressman Deutch is working with Democrats and a growing number of moderate Republicans to pressure Speaker John Boehner to all... Read more

(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) sent a letter signed by 63 of their colleagues to President Obama urging him to remove an FY15 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security that mandates Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have over thirty thousand immigrants in detention at all times. The letter emphasizes that in an era of fiscal restraint, this mandate undermines the ability of ICE to exercise discretion and embrace mor... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) hailed a new report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today detailing how health coverage on Florida’s Marketplace at www.HealthCare.Gov will be even more affordable than originally anticipated. Premiums in Florida are lower than expected; and coverage is made even more affordable with new tax credits for middle class families. On October 1, the Marketplace at HealthCare.Gov will provide uninsured families, small business owners, and sel... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ted Deutch voted against the so-called “Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act," legislation brought forward by the Republican majority that cuts basic food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by nearly $40 billion. The misguided measure, which is estimated to deprive nearly 4 million Americans of basic food assistance next year, passed the House by a vote of 217-210. Before the vote, Rep. Deutch delivered a speech on the floor of th... Read more

Imagine being able to leave your home in Boca Raton and go to a Miami Heat game by train. Imagine leaving work in downtown Fort Lauderdale and having a dinner meeting on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach without getting into your car. Those dreams are on the way to becoming a reality, thanks to a recent U.S. Department of Transportation $13.75 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for the South Florida Freight and Passenger Rail Enhancement Project. On Friday... Read more

As Governor Rick Scott implements new roadblocks to ObamaCare in Florida, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) will hold a press conference on their efforts to support Navigators in their mission to help uninsured Floridians enroll in the new health insurance Marketplace launching October 1st. This week, Florida Department of Health banned health care outreach workers known as Navigators from educating uninsured people on how to use the Marketplace while on count... Read more

Like many Florida parents, I was dismayed to learn of Education Commissioner Tony Bennett’s attempt to bump up the grades of an Indiana charter school run by a major Republican Party donor. Though Mr. Bennett will not be missed, his resignation is no reason for relief. Unfortunately, the policies that allowed for and even incentivized his behavior will continue to haunt public education in Florida and beyond. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 made a public education system traditionally drive... Read more