Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 584, which repeals the information reporting requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Signed into law in 2010, PPACA added a requirement that all companies, including small businesses, report any payments of $600 or more to the IRS. This requirement poses a threat of high administrative costs on companies, especially small business, which are likely to suffer disproportionately more. Furthermore, this requir... Read more

With the Republican-led House of Representatives passing a series of devastating cuts to Florida last week, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) will be spending this week's district work period meeting with local elected officials, business leaders in South Florida's housing market and manufacturing industries, veterans organizations, and other constituent groups to discuss our economic recovery. Media is welcome to attend the following events, and one-on-one time with Congressman Deutch can be arra... Read more

As part of his ongoing effort to spur job creation through public and private investment, Congressman Deutch has cosponsored the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). The National Infrastructure Bank, similar to the European Investment Bank, would leverage private sector funds to invest in transportation, environmental, energy and telecommunications infrastructure projects. The Bank would consider each project’s economic, environmental, soc... Read more

Congressman Deutch released this statement in reaction to the court ruling out of Florida today overturning health care reform: "The American people want Congress to focus on jobs and the economy, rather than the political spectacle of repealing health care reform. Unlike in today's decision, the argument that health care reform somehow exceeds the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce has already been rejected by twelve federal judges. Individuals who forgo basic health coverage... Read more

“President Obama delivered a message tonight that Congress urgently needed to hear. It is time to think big. This past year, we saw the creation of over a million new jobs, gains in our stock market, and healthy corporate profits, but fifteen million Americans remain out of work. Creating new jobs and achieving a new century of American competitiveness demands Congress put aside partisanship and work together on behalf of the American people. “We cannot afford to treat job creation and deficit r... Read more

“President Obama delivered a message tonight that Congress urgently needed to hear. It is time to think big. This past year, we saw the creation of over a million new jobs, gains in our stock market, and healthy corporate profits, but fifteen million Americans remain out of work. Creating new jobs and achieving a new century of American competitiveness demands Congress put aside partisanship and work together on behalf of the American people. “We cannot afford to treat job creation and deficit r... Read more

(Washington, DC) Congressman Ted Deutch released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act: “The majority of Americans want Congress to work on creating jobs, but the Republican majority in Congress has demanded we spend the opening weeks of the 112th Congress on the political spectacle of repealing health care reform. “A repeal of the Affordable Care Act would have a devastating impact on Florida’s economy... Read more

“This is not the package I would have crafted or the bill on which I wanted to vote. However, it was the only bill that came before me with a shot at helping the people hurting most in this economy before a Republican Congress with very different priorities convenes in just a few weeks.” Read more

As news reports surface of major lenders circumventing legal standards while foreclosing thousands of homes, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) is calling for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on the implications that accelerated foreclosure proceedings have on the rights of homeowners. Read more

“It would be a shame for Floridians who made these energy-efficient purchases in good faith to suffer at the hands of bureaucratic inaction,” said Congressman Deutch. “Thousands of Florida consumers made the decision to buy energy efficient products based on the promised federal help. We must live up to our end of the bargain and do everything possible to pay out these rebates in order for them to fulfill their intended stimulative effect. Our ability to put politics aside and these recovery dollars to work is critical to showing the federal government that investing in Florida is always a good choice." Read more