Putting $5 billion in federal money into a "national infrastructure bank" would create jobs and reduce the deficit, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, told officials from the world's largest cement company Tuesday afternoon. Read more

Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23rd, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) will outline federal legislation to establish a national infrastructure bank at the annual meeting of Cemex, the world’s largest cement company. With over 2,400 Floridians employed and over $4 billion invested in Florida infrastructure alone, Cemex is one of the many businesses in America’s construction sector that could stand to grow and create new jobs as a result of leveraging private investment in infrastructure. Tuesday, August 2... Read more

(Boca Raton, FL) Next week, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) will hold a town hall meeting with constituents and events with local businesses to make the case for using job creation as a way to reduce the deficit. Several events will highlight the potential to create new jobs in America’s renewable energy industry, each part of Congressman Deutch’s“Energy Summer” initiative to pair legislative proposals in Washington with the latest developments in South Florida’s green sector. Media is welcome t... Read more

(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a letter urging the United States to impose sanctions restricting the travel of Rostam Ghasemi, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General recently appointed as Iran’s new oil minister and slated to assume the presidency of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). As noted by the Wall Street Journal editorial board this morning, Ghasemi is “the former head of Khatam al-Anbia,... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch believes that transitioning America to clean, renewable energy is a matter of national security as well as an opportunity to create hundreds of thousands of sustainable jobs in green energy. During the August 2011 district work period, Congressman Deutch will be meeting with business leaders and researchers in South Florida to talk about proposals that will lower energy costs for American consumers, combat global warming, and grow our economy. Tuesday, August 9th Tour of ... Read more

A member of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, Congressman Ted Deutch has signed on as a cosponsor of the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act. Today in America over 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have returned home not only to face a difficult jobs market but also the long road to recovering from the mental and physical wounds sustained during service. The Department of Veterans Affairs has found that veterans who struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are receptive ... Read more

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial} The Palm Beach Post Boca Raton Congressman Ted Deutch is calling for the U.S. Labor secretary to investigate a work visa program that he says allows hundreds of foreigners to take hospitality jobs at the expense of qualified Americans. Deutch, a Democrat, wrote to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Wednesday, asking her to investigate her department's H-2B visa program, which has allowed local resorts and country clubs to import the foreign w... Read more

Even though it's been a divisive few weeks in Washington, with Republicans and Democrats pounding each other over the proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling among other issues, two South Florida congressmen from separate sides of the aisle teamed up this past week to introduce legislation concerning veterans. While Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney and Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch both represent parts of Palm Beach County, they are miles apart politically. Rooney, who also represents some o... Read more

(Washington, DC) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) sent a letter to Commissioner Michael Astrue of the Social Security Administration expressing his concern over his recent decision to suspend issuance of paper Social Security statements. The Social Security Administration began mailing paper statements in 1999 to help American workers track the benefits they earn and plan for their retirement. While the Social Security Administration plans to eventually launch an online benefit statement sy... Read more

During a late night Foreign Affairs Committee meeting this week, Congressman Deutch delivered the following remarks on the issue of foreign aid: Read more