U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20), Donna Edwards (MD-4), Jim McGovern (MA-2), Jared Polis (CO-2), and John Sarbanes (MD-3) have submitted an amendment to the House Rules Committee striking language included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill that drastically increases how much money America’s wealthiest donors can give to political party committees. If Division N, Section 101 of H.R. 83 were to become law, a single individual could donate over $777,000 a year or $1.5 mill... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) sent a letter signed by 43 of their colleagues to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) and Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) requesting hearings at the start of the 114th Congress on amending the Constitution to overturn Supreme Court cases like Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC. Reps. Deutch, Edwards, McGovern are the lead sponsors of H.J. Res 119, the Democracy for All ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued this statement regarding President Obama's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions. "The Senate passed historic and bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform well over a year ago, only to have Speaker John Boehner deny the bill an up-or-down vote in the House of Representatives. This unprecedented obstructionism has left us with a broken immigration system that tears apart families and hinders our eco... Read more

(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and twenty-three of his House colleagues wrote a letter to Dr. Tom Friedman, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, urging additional guidance be provided on in-school Body Mass Index (BMI) screenings and their potential to increase the risk of deadly eating disorders if conducted without appropriate safeguards. The letter commends the CDC’s commitment to reducing childhood and adolescent obesity rates while highlighting... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jerrold Nadler, along with U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NJ) on an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in opposition to discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace. The 123 members of Congress signing the amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision in which Peggy Young was denied accommodations to continue working during her pregnancy prov... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) spoke forcefully on the House floor in support of H.J. Res 119 - the Democracy for All Amendment to overturn Supreme Court decisions like ​Citizens United v. FEC ​and ​McCutcheon v. FEC. H.J. Res 119 is the companion to S.J. Res 19, Senator Tom Udall's constitutional amendment currently under consideration in the U.S. Senate. An excerpt of his remarks and a complete video are available below: "We could raise the minimum wage to prevent big corporations from ... Read more

This Sunday, August 10th, U.S. Representative Ted Deutch (FL-21) will deliver the keynote speech at the Women’s Equality Day Bruncheon hosted by the National Women’s Political Caucus of Florida. Rep. Deutch is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, where has gained a reputation as one of the fiercest advocates for women’s rights and equality under the law in Congress. Details: National Women’s Political Caucus – Women’s Equality Day Bruncheon Sunday, August 10th at 11:30 am (Event starts at ... Read more

The Transparency in Visa Reporting to Protect American Jobs and Prevent Human Trafficking Act is newly introduced legislation by Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Jim Himes (CT-4) to bring long overdue transparency to temporary foreign worker visa programs. Currently, federal data about temporary work visas is managed by three separate federal agencies using different standards that are not disclosed to the public. The lack of publically available data impedes efforts by law en... Read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) will hold a press conference with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Elections Task Force Chairman John Larson (CT-1) to unveil the House companion to the constitutional amendment slated for a historic vote in the U.S. Senate this year to overturn Supreme Court decisions like ​Citizens United v. FEC ​and ​McCutcheon v. FEC. ​At a time when Americans across the political spectrum agree ... Read more

Today, U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) were joined by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA-12) and Chairman of the House Election Task Force John Larson (CT-1) to introduce H.J. Res 119, a companion to S.J. Res 19, the constitutional amendment slated for a historic vote in the U.S. Senate later this year. The Democracy is for All Amendment will reverse highly controversial Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC, which ... Read more