The Transparency in Visa Reporting to Protect American Jobs and Prevent Human Trafficking Act is newly introduced legislation by Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Jim Himes (CT-4) to bring long overdue transparency to temporary foreign worker visa programs. Currently, federal data about temporary work visas is managed by three separate federal agencies using different standards that are not disclosed to the public. The lack of publically available data impedes efforts by law en... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) will hold a press conference with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Elections Task Force Chairman John Larson (CT-1) to unveil the House companion to the constitutional amendment slated for a historic vote in the U.S. Senate this year to overturn Supreme Court decisions like ​Citizens United v. FEC ​and ​McCutcheon v. FEC. ​At a time when Americans across the political spectrum agree ... Read more

Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) were joined by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) and Chairman of the House Election Task Force John Larson (CT-1) to introduce H.J. Res 119, a companion to S.J. Res 19, the constitutional amendment slated for a historic vote in the U.S. Senate later this year. The Democracy is for All Amendment will reverse highly controversial Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC, which ... Read more

(Boca Raton, FL) Today, after holding an emergency meeting on veterans’ access to care with his Palm Beach County and Broward County Veterans Advisory Councils, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) called on Governor Rick Scott to convene a special legislative session focused on a Medicaid expansion that will cover more than 40,000 uninsured Florida veterans. View map of uninsured veterans eligible for Medicaid across America. “Governor Rick Scott’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affa... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee for its hearing today, “Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People.” Last year, Congressman Deutch and Senator Sanders co-introduced the Democracy is for People Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in ​Citizens United v. FEC, ​immediately ban corporate spending in e... Read more

Today, 63 members of Congress sent a letter led by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) applauding Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for holding Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, McCutcheon v. FEC, and other court decisions responsible for eroding our federal campaign finance laws. Tomorrow's June 3rd hearing will be the first full Judiciary Committee hearing of its kind since the Sup... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement in reaction to the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki: “The problems plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs existed before Secretary Shinseki took office and his necessary resignation unfortunately will not make those problems disappear. Going forward we must do everything in our power to ensure the federal government puts the same resources, energy, and innovation into caring for our veterans that it put into... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) released this statement in response to the House Appropriation Committee’s inclusion of the detention bed mandate in its FY2015 Department of Homeland Security appropriations proposal: “We are deeply disappointed that the House Appropriations Committee has once again inserted a quota into the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that dictates how many immigrants should be held in detention on a daily basis. The det... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement on his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015: "I voted against the NDAA because it forces us to spend billions of dollars on outdated weapons systems that the Pentagon says we no longer need and prevents the long-overdue closure of the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay. "The continued operation of the prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay is fiscally irresponsible and morally indefensible. Our justice system has proven... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will formally announce the award of a major federal grant to fight childhood obesity in Palm Beach County through an innovative new program run by Caridad Center, the largest free health care and dental clinic in the state of Florida. Caridad, which was named non-profit of the year by the South Florida Business Journal in 2013, will use the federal dollars to bring the “SPARK” curriculum (Sports, Pay, and Active Recreation for Kids) to 11 middle schools throughout ... Read more