Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act, legislation co-introduced by Congressman Deutch (FL-22) to protect veterans from pension poachers and scams. Sophisticated scam artists target veterans by charging illegal fees for helping them apply for benefits, retroactively applying hidden costs for services, and shifting assets to annuities and trusts to make funds inaccessible to the veteran. This legislation would require the VA to work... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) introduced new legislation to allow an income-based tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for legal expenses paid to establish a legal guardianship of a disabled family member. Specifically, the bill would provide a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 to lower income individuals making less than $75,000 per year and couples making less than $150,000 per year for legal expenses paid with respect to guardianship of a disabled individual, as defined by ... Read more

(Boca Raton, Fla.) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) announced a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC) of South Florida (Oakland Park), a community based organization offering support to disadvantaged and underemployed individuals to help them find employment and become self-sufficient. This grant supports research-based, evidence-informed reentry programs for justice-involved individuals e... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined with his colleagues on the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism on a letter praising the European Parliament's endorsement of a working definition of anti-Semitism on June 1. The definition was adopted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. As the letter reads, "The frequency and scale of anti-Semitic incidents in both the United States and Europe over the past few years has been deeply alarming. From large-scale attacks, s... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after the Senate Republicans finally released their version of Trumpcare, which would devastate our healthcare system, hurting the most vulnerable Americans the hardest: “The Senate Republicans Trumpcare bill, concocted in secret with no public input, makes clear to the American people that Congressional Republicans aren’t serious about improving our healthcare system. This partisan legislation was clearly not written to improve healthcare fo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) interviewed Carlos, a South Florida resident, to hear how the Republican TrumpCare proposals would impact the lives of millions of Americans, including by increasing out-of-pocket costs, decreasing access to care, losing essential health benefits, and permitting discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. Click the image below to watch Rep. Deutch's #TrumpCareStories. Congressman Deutch voted against the House Republican TrumpCare bill and opposes the Senate R... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, issued this statement after cosponsoring House Resolution 220 which recognizes the importance of drawing lessons from past genocides, like the Armenian Genocide, in order to prevent future atrocities: “Over 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, it is our responsibility to continue to learn from this dark moment in history which caused unimaginable devastation and irreparable pain to the Armenian people. As... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and Chair of the LGBT Aging Issues Task Force, issued this statement after the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Community Living (ACL) decided to reinstate sexual orientation demographic questions as part of their National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). The NSOAAP is used to evaluate whether the billions of dollars in funding for programs assisting older Americans are bei... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has cosponsored H.R. 2829, also known as Jane's Law. In 1983, Jane Maharam’s husband of 31 years, textile magnate Robert Maharam, ransacked their home and took with him the marital assets of their marriage, including money, investments and furnishings. Following a 15-year court battle, the court ordered that Robert return to Jane millions of dollars. But instead of giving back her assets from the marital estate, Robert Maharam fled the state. As long as Robert does... Read more

(Boca Raton, Fla.) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) announced grants awarded from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Palm Beach County's Board of County Commissioners ($4.23 million) and Broward County's Board of County Commissioners ($8.5 million) to help low-income individuals living with HIV access comprehensive quality care. “We've made great strides in addressing the HIV epidemic across the country, but locally there are still vulnerable populations that struggle to ac... Read more