(Washington, DC) Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously accepted three amendments to the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act authored by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. Two of the amendments come at a critical time in the struggle for democracy in Iran, with yesterday’s disqualification of former President Rafsanjani as a candidate and continued reports of a crackdown on free expression in advance of the upcoming pre... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) were joined by eight of their colleagues on a letter sent to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki regarding the flow of Iranian weapons into Syria through Iraqi airspace and land. The Members urge Prime Minister al-Maliki to ground and inspect all Iranian aircrafts for arms en route to th... Read more

Legislation written by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and signed into law by President Obama as part of the Iran Threat Reduction Act is now actively forcing major companies to disclose their investments in Iran as part of their public regulatory filings. Among the U.S. companies now disclosing business relationships with Iran to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, Neiman Marcus, ExxonMobil, BP, and PepsiCo. The Iran Transparency and Accountability Act, th... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, is part of a bipartisan delegation of 14 member of Congress led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) participating in the Munich Security Conference this weekend in Munich, Germany. Also attending is Vice President Joe Biden, who will be addressing the conference on the future of transatlantic security policy. This year's gathering of high-rankin... Read more

Today, Rep. Ted Deutch was elected to serve as Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Congressman Deutch, a nationally-recognized expert on Iran sanctions policy, an outspoken advocate for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, and a passionate defender of global human rights, has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee since his first election to Congress in April of 2010. “There is no region of the world more significant to the n... Read more

Today, Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-21) was elected to serve as Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. Congressman Deutch, a nationally-recognized expert on Iran sanctions policy, an outspoken advocate for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, and a passionate defender of global human rights, has served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee since his first election to Congress in April of 2010. “There is no region of the world more significant ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Europe, have sent a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on him to use his visit to Tehran for the Non-Aligned Movement Conference to deliver a strong message to the Iranian regime that the international community does not accept its illicit nuclear weapons program. The letter also calls... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement on the new package of Iran sanctions the House will vote on today: “This new legislation takes significant steps to expand sanctions on the Iranian energy sector. Similar to the legislation I introduced earlier this year to declare the entire energy sector a 'zone of proliferation concern,' this bill takes considerable steps toward blacklisting the Iranian energy sector by expanding sanctionable... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) issued this statement in reaction to the terrorist attack on an Israeli tour bus in Bulgaria that claimed the lives of at least seven people and wounded more than thirty: "I join Americans from all walks of life in condemning the horrific terrorist attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. We mourn the loss of innocent lives claimed by this despicable bombing and stand in solidarity with our ally Israel. This latest act of terrorism is an unfortunate reminder that whether th... Read more

MONDAY, APRIL 30th Rep. Ted Deutch and Rep. Allen West on Health Care Reform 12:00 - 1:00 pm Palm Beach County Convention Center 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Allen West (R-FL) will offer differing perspectives on health care reform at an event hosted by the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that informs and educates the South Florida community through visits from distinguished speakers. Hispanic R... Read more