This afternoon, the House Foreign Affairs Committee considered a resolution (House Resolution 1017), introduced by Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-13), to request from the President, and require from the Secretary of State, documents and records regarding the July 16, 2018 meeting between President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki. Instead, Republican leaders voted to block the House of Representatives from even considering the resolution on the House floor. Click the image to watch Congressm... Read more

This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018," legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), the Ranking Member and Chairman respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. This bill codifies the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel that resulted in an unprece... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, Gerry Connolly (VA-11), David Cicilline (RI-01), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), Brendan Boyle (PA-13), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging full transparency in his Administration's review of U.S. assistance to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The nine members, making up the full Democratic membership... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) cosponsored the REFUSE Act. The REFUSE Act amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by making changes to the rules regarding foreign money in federal elections. Under the REFUSE Act, certain foreign corporations are treated as foreign nationals for their being banned on campaign activity. It also prohibits foreign sections 501(c)(4) organizations from spending money to influence U.S. elections, among other measures. The text of H.R.6249 is availabl... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) added his name to the list of cosponsors for the Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act This bill would direct the Secretary of State to keep Central American families together, and not to use family separation as a deterrent for those looking to enter the United States. This bill also requires the Secretary of State to submit a report annually regarding gender-based violence and gang and organized crime in the Northern Triangle. The text ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) introduced legislation to prevent the President from canceling penalties on Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. The intelligence community and law enforcement officials have repeatedly warned that ZTE products pose serious national security threats to the United States. In April 2018, the Commerce Department imposed an order of denial on ZTE banning it from doing business with U.S. firms for its repeated viol... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced legislation to prevent the President from cancelling penalties on Chinese telecommunications company ZTE. The intelligence community has repeatedly warned that ZTE poses national security threats to the United States. In April 2018, the Commerce Department effectively banned ZTE from doing business with U.S. firms for its repeated violations of U.S. law. ZTE has exported products to Iran and North Korea, ... Read more

After President Trump cancelled the scheduled summit with North Korea, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement: "President Trump’s rationale for cancelling the planned summit with North Korea makes no sense. "The President was willing to meet with Kim Jong Un to attempt to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and reduce the threat to our allies and American troops in the region, even after exchanging several rounds of childish i... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, issued this statement following President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear agreement: "I regret the President’s decision to weaken American leadership around the globe. "I have expressed my concerns about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, but I have been clear that American leadership is ... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Iran Human Rights and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (H.R. 4744), legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. This legislation states that Congress stands with the people of Iran in their desire for basic freedoms, and it provides the Trump Administrati... Read more