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

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5771, a retroactive extension of certain tax provisions for 2014: "From day one, the 113th Congress has been mired in dysfunction, and there’s no better example than today’s passage of a bill that restores tax provisions that expired a year ago only to have them expire again on January 1, 2015. The passage of this retroactive tax extenders package will bring a sigh of relief to many businesses and... 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

This Friday, November 28th at 11:00 am, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will host a reception honoring students from Florida's 21st district pursuing admission into one of our nation's four prestigious Military Academies. Four cadets returning home to South Florida will join Congressman Deutch at the reception to talk about their experiences studying at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S Naval Academy, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Each year, Congressman Deutch ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the extension of Iranian nuclear negotiations: "Today's announcement that nuclear negotiations will extend with no new concessions from Iran while providing continued sanctions relief is disappointing. While continued discussions are preferable to a bad deal, such extensions without Iran making any public concessions on any of the key points is unsatisfa... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, delivered remarks on the upcoming deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran at a hearing entitled, "Examining the Impact of a Nuclear Deal on Global Security." The complete video and an excerpt of his statement is available blow. Excerpt: I don’t think any of us are under the illusion that a satisfactory, comprehensive deal will be reached by Monday. But let me be... 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

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement on today's terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem: "The gruesome murder of four innocent civilians, including three Americans, in the midst of Morning Prayer at a Jerusalem synagogue is an act of terror that demands universal condemnation from the United States and the entire international community. Palestinian leaders must put an end t... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Peter Roskam (IL-6) introduced the Stop Schemes and Crimes Against Medicare and Seniors Act (Stop SCAMS Act) of 2014. The bipartisan bill seeks to prevent Medicare fraud by requiring the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that a provider enrolling in the program does not have a record of defrauding Medicare in a previous practice. Additionally, the Stop SCAMS Act would encourage private sector insurance companies to incre... 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