Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL), and Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ) introduced a resolution reaffirming the strong partnership between Tunisia and the United States and supporting the people of the Tunisia in their continued pursuit of democratic reforms. Congressman Deutch is the Chairman and Congressman Wilson is the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Internat...
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Martha Roby (AL-02) relaunched the bipartisan Songwriters Caucus in the 116th Congress. The caucus will serve as a forum for Congress to engage with America's songwriters and explore policy issues that affect their often-unrecognized contribution to the music industry. "Congresswoman Roby and I share an appreciation for music and the talented artists who write the songs we love. But these hard-working artists may not always get the recognit...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) support efforts to strengthen existing United States government policy of recovering American hostages abroad, as laid out in the first report by the James W. Foley Foundation evaluating existing U.S. policy. The report, based on interviews with 27 former American hostages, detainees, and their family members and representatives, found that "there is still a need for more honesty and transparency from government officials," and tha...
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congressman Francis Rooney (FL-19) relaunched the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. "Americans want Congress to act on climate change. But we’re not going to get anywhere without bipartisan support," said Congressman Deutch. "We have a diverse group of Democrats and Republicans covering many different parts of the country. This caucus reflects our shared belief that to achieve meaningful action on climate change, we must work together, and I look forw...
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Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved a resolution commemorating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and continue to demand justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack. This resolution was jointly introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism; Congressman Joe Wilson, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subc...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) rejoined and will serve as a Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (formerly known as the Seniors Task Force). The new name emphasizes the focus on the needs of our nation’s older Americans, their families and future generations looking ahead to retirement. Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Congressman Conor Lamb (D-PA) will serve as Task Force Co-Chairs for the 116th Congress. Congresswo...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, today delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the Trump Administration’s policy toward Iran with U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook: Click the image for the video. Chairman Ted Deutch Opening Statement Mr. Hook, thank you very much for testifying today. This Committee has many questions related to U.S. policy toward Iran, a...
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Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02),Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), and Congressman Francis Rooney (FL-19) introduced a resolution (H.Res. 441) to mark 25 years since the July 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina and continue to demand justice and accountability for those responsible for the attack. The House Foreign Affairs Committee will consider the resolution during a markup hearing on June 20, 2019. The text of the resolutio...
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Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), and Congressman Bradley S. Schneider (IL-10), and Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act, legislation to prohibit the online distribution of blueprints and instructions that allow for the three dimensional (3D) printing of firearms. Last year, the Trump administration inexplicably settled a lawsuit against i...
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This morning, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, participated in a committee markup of bills including H.R. 1327, the “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.” In committee remarks in support of this legislation to permanently authorize the 9/11 victims compensation fund, Congressman Deutch spoke about Freddie Noboa, a South Florida resident who previously lived in Queens, NY and worked as...
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