Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, issued this statement following the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act against Saudi Arabian nationals connected to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: “The cold-blooded murder of a journalist was a direct offense on the values for which our country stands. Today’s announced s... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) published a post on Medium titled "The World is Watching Our Response to Khashoggi’s Murder," in which he calls on President Trump to investigate the disappearance of Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi "America has historically been the leader and the moral authority on basic freedoms and rights for the rest of the world. We are ceding that leadership every day that we don’t forcefully denounce abuses occurring around the world, e... Read more

Today, 119 Democratic Members of Congress urged the Trump Administration to reverse its recent decision to impose cruel and discriminatory visa requirements on the same-sex partners of LGBTQ diplomats. The letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was co-led by Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-22), Brad Schneider (IL-10), David Cicilline (RI-01), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Eliot Engel (NY-16), and Frank Pallone (NJ-06). On October 1, 2018, the State Department began implementing its policy to no longer issue di... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to publicly press Iran to return Robert Levinson home. Congressman Deutch, Senator Nelson, and Senator Rubio sent the letter as the President begins meetings with world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and as U.S. Ambassador to the UN Ni... Read more

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