Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement following President Trump's healthcare executive order that threatens access to affordable and quality healthcare for millions of Americans: "Despite repeated attempts, this Republican-led Congress has failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act because of a few Republican senators who recognized the tremendous harm TrumpCare would have inflicted on their own constituents. "President Trump’s executive order today, which the White House called 'th... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued the following statement immediately after voting against the "callous" House Republican budget, which would impose severe cuts on essential programs like Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP benefits: "The House Republican budget is a callous proposal to shut down essential programs like Medicare, steal billions of dollars from middle class Americans’ wallets and funnel it to billionaires, and undermine key national priorities by cutting infrastructure funding and w... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Sun Sentinel on the Graham-Cassidy Trumpcare proposal and its devastating potential for all Americans, particularly Floridians. The letter can be found here or read below. Americans want health care collaboration, not a crisis | Letters Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) Sun Sentinel This week, Republican senators are pitching backroom deals to buy the last few votes needed to pass a bitter, partisan health bill. It's a bill that wi... Read more

(Washington) Moments ago, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge his colleagues to pass a reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), an historically bipartisan program that is set to expire by the end of September. The Congressman's remarks can be viewed by clicking the image. A transcript of his remarks is below. Mr. Speaker, Across the Capitol, Republican Senators finally decided to cancel the vote on a disastrous... Read more

As the national dialogue heats up around healthcare and Americans are seeking real solutions that address their long-term needs, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined with Congressmen Brian Higgins (NY-26), John Larson (CT-01), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) to introduce the “Medicare Buy-In and Healthcare Stabilization Act,” a bill that improves on the successes of the Medicare program and provides middle-age Americans a new option for affordable, quality healthcare. The Medicare Buy-In Act will lowe... Read more

(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) led 148 of his colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price requesting an explanation for the abrupt cancellation of the 5-year Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) grants. The grants were initially awarded in 2015 with funding through Fiscal Year 2020. "Since Congress established TPPP in 2010, this unique and innovative program has served more than a million young people, trained more than 7,000 professionals, and sup... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, and 75 members of the U.S. House of Representatives demanded the Trump Administration reinstate demographic questions relating to participants’ gender identity to the National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). “We have to ensure we’re meeting the needs of the most vulnerable among us,” said Congressman Deutch. “Study after study has shown that transgender older adults face greater social isolati... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after the Senate Republicans finally released their version of Trumpcare, which would devastate our healthcare system, hurting the most vulnerable Americans the hardest: “The Senate Republicans Trumpcare bill, concocted in secret with no public input, makes clear to the American people that Congressional Republicans aren’t serious about improving our healthcare system. This partisan legislation was clearly not written to improve healthcare fo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) interviewed Carlos, a South Florida resident, to hear how the Republican TrumpCare proposals would impact the lives of millions of Americans, including by increasing out-of-pocket costs, decreasing access to care, losing essential health benefits, and permitting discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. Click the image below to watch Rep. Deutch's #TrumpCareStories. Congressman Deutch voted against the House Republican TrumpCare bill and opposes the Senate R... Read more

(Boca Raton, Fla.) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) announced grants awarded from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Palm Beach County's Board of County Commissioners ($4.23 million) and Broward County's Board of County Commissioners ($8.5 million) to help low-income individuals living with HIV access comprehensive quality care. “We've made great strides in addressing the HIV epidemic across the country, but locally there are still vulnerable populations that struggle to ac... Read more