Following the swearing-in of the Members of the 117th Congress, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement: "With great honor and humility, I swore the oath to support and defend the Constitution and to faithfully discharge my duties as the representative of Florida’s 22nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. "There is no shortage of priorities that Congress must consider this term. Our country is in the grips of a deadly global pandemic, a crisis that the world had n... Read more

Today the House passed bipartisan legislation to increase federal investments in marine energy led by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Congressman Don Young (R-AK), and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL). The Water Power Research and Development Act strengthens water power programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) and provides funding for research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of marine energy. The legislation passed the House as part of a funding and COVID relief package.... Read more

Today, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced legislation requiring the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to report to Congress on efforts to address the global climate change crisis and improve the agency's energy and resource efficiency. Specifically, the legislation will require the Secretary to report to Congress on the Department’s plan underlining the st... Read more

Today, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-22), founding co-chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released a climate report prepared by the House Oversight Committee outlining the health benefits for the state of Florida if the United States meets the goals of the Paris Agreement. The report outlines... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, a comprehensive clean energy bill that includes provisions on marine and hydrokinetic energy programs from legislation introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01). The Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act promotes marine energy programs as a clean and cost-effective energy source. Marine energy is generated from waves, tides, and currents in oceans and hydrokine... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase federal investments in marine energy. The Water Power Research and Development Act strengthens water power programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) and reauthorizes funding for research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of marine energy. Importantly, the bill authorizes funding for existing and new National Marine Energy Centers, ... Read more

One year ago today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL), the co-chairs of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation to price carbon and return 100% of the net revenue as a rebate to American families. Congressman Deutch said, "Report after report, editorial after editorial, have argued the merits of a carbon fee plan to aggressively and effectively curb our carbon emissions and address climate change. In the last year, my bipartisa... Read more

Following passage of the bipartisan spending agreement for fiscal year 2020, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement: "The American people elected a new majority in the House, one that would work with Republicans while standing firm on Democratic values to make our country healthier and stronger. With this bipartisan spending bill, Congress is investing in initiatives to prevent gun violence, protect our environment, expand access to healthcare, and care for our veterans at risk of ... Read more

Researchers with Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Center on Global Energy Policy, in a joint effort with Rhodium Group, released a report analyzing the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763) introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Francis Rooney (R-FL). Among the report's findings: "Compared to 2005 levels, implementing EICDA as a stand-alone policy leads to economy-wide net GHG emissions reductions of 32–33 percent by 2025... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), the founding co-chair of the House bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, issued this statement after President Trump formally began the process of withdrawing the United States from the Paris agreement: "Only in Washington, D.C. is climate change a partisan issue. The rest of the nation understands that climate change is a real, serious, and worsening threat to communities. We can't wait for President Trump and his Administration of climate deniers to wake up. As t... Read more