Today, legislation aimed at restoring the rights of Holocaust survivors sponsored by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Illeana Ros Lehtinen (R-FL) passed out of committee. The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act, which was renamed the Tom Lantos Justice for Holocaust Survivors Act in honor of the Holocaust Survivor and late House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, allows Holocaust survivors to seek justice for unpaid Holocaust-era insurance po... Read more

"Tonight, President Obama called on Congress to end the political paralysis in Washington and focus on the task of building an economy where everyone plays by the same rules, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone has a fair shot. We know how to create new jobs and grow a prosperous middle class because we have done it before. Building cutting-edge infrastructure, investing in research and technology, and providing our children and our workers with world-class education and training are ch... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement in reaction to an announcement from the State Department of newly toughened sanctions on Iran: "In the wake of last week’s report from the International Atomic Energy Agency confirming that Iran continues to pursue nuclear weapons, I commend the Obama Administration for acting swiftly with our allies to enact new, tough sanctions on the Iranian regime. The coordinated efforts of the United States, the Unite... Read more

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has passed the Iran Threat Reduction Act, a package of measures cracking down on the Iranian regime's nuclear-weapons program that includes two pieces of legislation authored by Congressman Ted Deutch, the Iran Transparency and Accountability Act of 2011 and the Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011. The Iran Transparency and Accountability Act shifts the burden of identifying sanctionable business with Iran from the federal government to the b... Read more

Reports revealing companies that do business in Iran, like those published by the Florida State Board of Administration, will count as credible evidence for federal sanctions investigations under a new amendment passed by Congressman Ted Deutch today in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In passing the Protecting Florida’s Investment Act as a State Senator in 2007, Deutch worked to ensure the Florida SBA publishes a comprehensive, quarterly report identifying companies doing business in Iran. ... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch questioned U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today on why the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Urban Security Initiative (UASI) encompassing Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties has been inadequately funded. Despite being home to 5.6 million residents, 300 miles of coastline, the Port Everglades, National Hurricane Center, four airports, and multiple military command centers, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale UASI has continued to be classified as a Tier 2 even as ... Read more

Today, House Republicans defeated Rep. Ted Deutch’s effort to stop Congress from awarding U.S. taxpayer-owned land to a multinational corporation that does business with the Iranian regime. H.R. 1904 transfers land to Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of the multinational mining conglomerate Rio Tinto, which co-owns the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia with the regime-owned Iran Foreign Investment Company. “Today, the GOP put a giveaway to special interests ahead of preserving US sanctions and prev... Read more

(Washington, DC) Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s threat to retaliate against any international intervention in Syria by firing missiles at Israel: “The threats issued by Syrian President Bashar Assad to fire missiles at Tel Aviv, coordinate naval strikes against U.S. warships with Iran, and mobilize Hezbollah’s network of terror against Israel and our allies must be conde... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has cosponsored H.R. 639, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. The Chinese government’s manipulation of the RMB costs at least one million American jobs, according to Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The manipulation, Bergsten has said, “is by far the largest protectionist measure adopted by any country since the Second World War — and probably in all of history.” China, meanwhile, continues to purchase U.S. Treasury bills i... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) released this statement after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas submitted a request for recognition of Palestinian statehood from the United Nations: “The reckless, unilateral request for statehood pursued at the United Nations today by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatens the chance for a real, lasting peace with Israel and a prosperous, stable state for the Palestinian people. By flagrantly rejecting face to face negotiations, and once agai... Read more