After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning in Tel Aviv, U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (D-FL), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), and Larry Kissell (D-NC) released this statement on a purported deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas to form a unity government: "Yesterday, we learned of a purported agreement to form a unity government between... Read more

(Washington, DC) Next week, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will join a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Representatives on a trip to Israel. During meetings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the delegation will meet with Israeli leaders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni, and top military officials including U.S. General Robert Moeller. The delegation will also visit Sderot and the Gaza Strip border, receive a security br... Read more

In the face of large deficits, the Republican budget nonetheless increases tax breaks for millionaires and extends tax breaks to oil companies and special interests that ship jobs overseas. It pays for these new tax cuts on the back of working Americans. It ends the Medicare guarantee for seniors and cuts support for seniors in nursing homes, disabled individuals, and low-income children who depend on Medicaid. It also slashes vital investments in education, public safety, research into cures an... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch will be meeting with constituents throughout Florida’s 19th district this week to talk about how we can reduce the deficit without abandoning our nation’s most vital economic and moral priorities. Last week, House Republicans passed a budget that further cuts taxes for the wealthiest Americans all the while privatizing Medicare and slashing Medicaid for low-income children, Pell Grant funding for 10 million college students, and billions of dollars in scientific research at the N... Read more

(Washington, DC) Rep. Ted Deutch released this statement after the House of Representatives passed a continuing budget resolution for the remainder of 2011: “Unfortunately, the cost of getting enough tea party ideologues to avert a government shutdown was $38.5 billion in cuts to programs for working families without asking special interests to share in the sacrifice. A deal that slashes Medicaid funding for poor children while protecting massive loopholes for corporations that ship jobs oversea... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) joined his colleagues on the House Democratic Seniors Task Force for a press conference on the recently unveiled Republican budget plan that will replace Medicare with vouchers for private insurance and reduce Medicaid benefits relied on by nursing home patients, impoverished children, permanently disabled Americans, and millions of low-income workers. Video and excerpts of Rep. Deutch's remarks are available below. Speech Excerpts: "For seniors, this plan is no pa... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 854, which authorizes the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. The Peace Corps continues to be one of America's finest expressions of friendship and solidarity around the world. Investing in Peace Corps enhances our credibility and moral standing abroad while promoting the core American values of peace, progress, tolerance and prosperity. Fifty years ago, Pr... Read more

Rep. Deutch released this statement supporting Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee: “I could not be more thrilled to hear that Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be the next Chair of the Democratic National Committee. I consider Debbie not just a friend but a model member of Congress who tirelessly fights for her constituents every single day on the job. From quality public education and economic opportunity to affordable health ... Read more

In a Huffington Post opinion piece, Congressman Deutch argues against Governor Rick Scott's plan to privatize Medicaid and hand taxpayer dollars over to for-profit HMO's at the expense of quality care for low-income Floridians and important investments like cancer research. Governor Scott One Step Closer to Handing Medicaid Over to For-Profit HMOs By Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) Republicans in Tallahassee are on a fast track towards decimating health care in Florida. Today, the Florida House Bu... Read more

As part of his ongoing effort to reduce the deficit and make health care more affordable for all Americans, Congressman Ted Deutch has cosponsored the Public Option Deficit Reduction Act with Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). This legislation would establish a robust public option and build on the reforms put in place by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Barack Obama in 2010. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the creation of a public health care plan... Read more