Congressman Ted Deutch, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, appeared on MSNBC's Chris Jansing show to discuss the struggle for democracy in Egypt. Read more

By PETER J. ROSKAM, THEODORE E. DEUTCH August 6, 2013 For well over the past decade, Israel has been terrorized by indiscriminate rocket fire from Hamas, Hezbollah and other neighboring terrorist entities. Thousands of rockets aimed at schools, nursing homes and city centers within Israel have killed or injured hundreds of innocent Israelis. Over 50,000 rockets are pointed at Israel at any given time, not including chemical weapons from Syria or intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from a... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, applauded the passage of the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 by the House of Representatives. The bipartisan sanctions package intensifies economic pressure on the Iranian regime by further restricting its oil exports, further isolating the regime from the international financial system, and cracking down on egregious human rights abuses. The Nucl... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released this statement in reaction to the decision taken by European Union foreign ministers to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization: “My colleagues in Congress and I have been pressing the European Union to take action against Hezbollah for the past year, and I applaud our European allies for finally taking this crucial step. It has been well past ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2723, the Embassy Security and Enhancement Act of 2013. Congressman Deutch joined with all 20 of his fellow Democratic colleagues on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to cosponsor this bill. Following the tragic death of four Americans at the Benghazi, Libya diplomatic post in 2012, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, the Department of State tasked Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen to establish the Accountability R... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), who has consistently voted to protect women abroad from sexual abuse and violence, signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2738, the Global Democracy Promotion Act. Currently, non-governmental international healthcare organizations that receive funding from the United States government are prohibited from offering fact-based information on family planning and reproductive health. Following President Obama’s repeal of this “Global Gag Rule,” this bill would perm... Read more

As a long-time member of the pro-Israel community, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2717, the United States-Israel Missile Defense Cooperation Act of 2013. This bill will authorize further funding for Israel’s Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system, and also provide technical and financial assistance for the David’s Sling, Arrow, and Arrow 3 systems. With the deployment of these systems, Israel has seen an incredible decrease in the number of short-range ro... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-21) has cosponsored H.R. 1771, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act. H.R. 1771 is a bipartisan bill modeled after current Iranian sanctions that would increase financial pressure on North Korea with the goal of putting an end to the regime’s pursuit of functioning nuclear weapons. This legislation would create and expand financial consequences against the North Korean regime and its foreign partners, push companies to divest from the country, and demand improvements i... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this message regarding today's elections in Iran: "Today, the people of Iran headed to the polls to participate in a flawed and undemocratic election. Before even one ballot was cast, the Supreme Leader went to great lengths to ensure that one of his own proxies is elected by disqualifying hundreds of qualified candidates. A... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) released this statement on the Administration’s announced removal of decades-old restrictions on technology that will help facilitate greater access to information for the people of Iran: “The Administration’s latest effort to allow greater access to technology will help promote the free flow of information to the Iranian people. For years, the Iranian regime has worked to systemically deny the people of Iran access to international and unbiased information, and to ... Read more