a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann August 25, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch on Locally-Transmitted Zika Case in PB County (Washington) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement in response to the report of a locally-transmitted Zika case in Palm Beach County: “With the announcement of the first locally-acquired case of Zika virus in Palm Beach County, I urge all ... Read more

a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } You're Invited to a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) Tuesday, August 23rd at 7:00 pm Coconut Creek Commission Chamber 4800 W. Copans Road Coconut Creek, Florida Join Ted for a discussion on the issues facing our South Florida community and the nation at large. To ensure adequate seating, please RSVP here. Read more

a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann Tuesday, August 16, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch Challenges Gov. Scott's Suggestion That FL Elections Could Be "Rigged” (Washington) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) sent a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott challenging his statements suggesting that the 2016 elections may be "rigged" and urging him to protect the integrity of the state's electoral... Read more

(Washington) Democratic Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation are calling on Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) to reject a harmful proposal that would threaten Florida’s ecosystems and compromise Floridians’ health and livelihoods. The delegation also urges Governor Rick Scott to fill two long-vacant seats on the commission so that this and future proposals are deliberated with full consideration of the interests of all Floridians. Tomorrow, July 26, the ERC will cons... Read more

(Washington) Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously approved two security-related bills introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, one which urges the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization and the second which urges the prompt conclusion of negotiations of a renewed, robust, and long-term U.S.-Israel Memorandum of Understanding to ensure Israel has the capacity to defend itsel... Read more

Dear Friend, I invite you to read my op-ed published in the Jewish Daily Forward with my reflections on the recent House sit-in on gun violence. It's a sad reflection on the power of the gun lobby that a sit-in is the only way to force a debate on legislation to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists and dangerous criminals. I proudly stand with all Americans who deserve to live free from gun violence, and I will continue to work as hard as I can to create safer communities for all ... Read more

(Washington) In response to today's announcement that the German Government will increase its financial commitment to providing for the needs of Holocaust Survivors, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement: "No amount of money can ever fully compensate Holocaust survivors for their immense and overwhelming suffering. For years, arbitrary caps on home care have kept Survivors from getting the care they need. By removing these caps, thousands of Survivors will receive the c... Read more

Since the horrific terror attack in Orlando, I've expressed heartfelt sympathy to the victims' families, and my outrage over this despicable attack on America and vile hate crime against our LGBT community. I have repeatedly said that we can and we must combat terror, stand with the LGBT community that feels so vulnerable right now, and take the obvious step of keeping guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. Now is the time for action. Watch my interview on Fox Business, where I demand a ... Read more

Today, the House of Representatives unanimously approved Congressman Ted Deutch’s bill to address the illegal global market of trafficking of persons for the removal of their organs. Introduced with Congressman Dave Trott (R-MI), the Strategy to Oppose Predatory (STOP) Organ Trafficking Act (H.R. 3694) will help the U.S. government go after traffickers by including this offense as a “severe form of trafficking” and authorizing the Secretary of State to deny or revoke their passports. The legisla... Read more

When violence strikes our community, we must stand together in solidarity with those whose lives have been forever changed - fifty families who now have a hole that will never be filled, and over fifty more whose injuries and trauma will affect them from this day forward. After the deadliest mass shooting in American history, I feel so deeply for these families, the city of ‪‎Orlando‬, our state of Florida, and our nation. I stand with the LGBT community this Pride month and whenever members of ... Read more