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

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

Following passage of the bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year 2020, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement: "The American people elected a new majority in the House, one that would work with Republicans while standing firm on Democratic values to make our country healthier and stronger. With this bipartisan spending bill, Congress is investing in initiatives to prevent gun violence, protect our environment, expand access to healthcare, and care for our veterans at risk of ... Read more

Moments ago, as the U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R. 987, the "Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act," the House approved Congressman Ted Deutch's (FL-22) amendment that directs Affordable Care Act navigators to raise awareness of the ACA's mental health and substance use disorder parity laws. Congressman Deutch's floor remarks can be viewed here. According to a 2014 poll commissioned by the American Psychological Association, that year only 7 percent of ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) led the entire Florida Democratic Congressional delegation in a letter to Governor Ron DeSantis encouraging him to reject proposals to undermine Florida's Medicaid program and instead to expand Medicaid to countless Floridians and Florida’s economy. The letter is signed by Reps. Deutch (FL-22), Castor (FL-14), Hastings (FL-20), Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Wilson (FL-24), Frankel (FL-21), Crist (FL-13), Demings (FL-10), L... Read more

This morning, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed comprehensive and bipartisan legislation to address the devastating opioid health crisis affecting Americans across the country and causing 15 overdose deaths every day in Florida. Included in the comprehensive legislation passed today are two initiatives championed by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) in the House: The Substance Abuse Prevention Act and the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act. On May 23, 2018, Congressman Deut... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court: "With his nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, President Trump is attempting to advance a radical ideological shift of the Supreme Court that will threaten settled fundamental rights and challenge the right of every American to access affordable, high-quality health care. “We know that the President ha... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), and all members of Florida’s Democratic Congressional delegation sent a letter today to Florida Governor Rick Scott calling on the state of Florida to immediately withdraw from a Texas-led lawsuit that is aimed at dismantling the nation’s health care law and undoing critical protections for those with pre-existing conditions. “By joining this lawsuit, the state of Florida is actively working to hurt Americans with pre-existing condition... Read more

Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) renewed their call for Congress to strengthen and improve the Social Security program. Yesterday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released its annual Trustees Report, which indicated that while the program remained strong in 2017, improvements should be made to ensure that full costs and benefits are payable into the foreseeable future and beyond. “When Congressional Republicans sold their tax scam to the American peop... Read more