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

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) led Florida Democratic Members of Congress in a letter to Governor Rick Scott urging him to take concrete steps to expand healthcare coverage and reduce costs for Floridians. In the coming weeks, health insurance companies are expected to announce their premium rates for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans in Florida. This letter is a response to repeated attempts by President Trump and Congressional Republicans to sabotage the ACA and our country's healthcare ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) led 34 other Members of Congress in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asking him to fully implement eating disorders prevention programs created by the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act. Specifically, the Representatives expressed concern over the agency's progress to implement training programs for health professionals to identify eating disorders and interve... 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 this statement after voting against the House Republicans’ partisan attempt to weaken the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) while increasing the deficit by $17.5 billion: “After failing time and time again to repeal the Affordable Care Act, last month Republicans chose to let the Children’s Health Insurance Program expire. Doing so went against a long history of strong bipartisan support. “Ins... Read more