Congressman Ted Deutch is a cosponsor of H.R. 511, an amendment to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes. Florida is home to some of America’s most beautiful environmental treasures, including our pristine beaches and the Everglades. These natural resources are the foundation of Florida’s economy, and for that reason, it's important to keep Florida natives and tourists safe from poisonous snakes. H.R. 511 amends the federal criminal code to ban the importati... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch released the following statement on the Florida legislature's passage of SB 444, which expands upon the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act, legislation he authored in 2007 in the Florida State Senate: "I applaud the Florida Legislature’s passage of SB 444, legislation that will help ensure national and international security by preventing Florida’s taxpayer dollars from supporting companies who choose to violate federal law by bolstering the Iranian regime. I congratulate the ... Read more

Rep. Ted Deutch spoke in opposition to H.R. 3, legislation advanced by the Republican leadership that radically infringes on women's reproductive rights and even levies taxes on women and businesses whose private health insurance plans offer coverage for abortion services. Read more

The Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011, sponsored by Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in the Senate and by Congressman Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and Congressman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) in the House, would make it the policy of the United States to deny the Iranian regime the ability to oppress the people of Iran, to fully support democratic activists inside Iran, and to help the Iranian people freely and safely access and share information. The biparti... Read more

As a representative of a district home to veterans of every major conflict since World War II, Congressman Ted Deutch has cosponsored the Homes for Heroes Act of 2011. According to a report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), there were nearly 76,000 homeless veterans on a single night in January of 2010, while roughly 145,000 veterans spent at least one night in a shelter during that year. The Homes for Heroes Act establishes a S... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who returned this week from a bipartisan trip to Israel, released this statement on the signing of a new agreement between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt: "Today’s signing of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement confirms that the Palestinian Authority has chosen unity with a terrorist organization over peace with Israel. This new Palestinian government has rejected the basic international stan... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch joined over 30 of his House colleagues on a letter urging Attorney General Eric Holder to do more to protect victims of improper foreclosures. The Members urged the attorneys general to consider concerns raised by a broad coalition of consumer, labor, civil rights, and other organizations about the ongoing settlement talks between state attorneys general and mortgage servicers involved in improper and unlawful activities connected to the foreclosure crisis. “In the ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch has cosponsored H.R. 1001, the Notch Fairness Act of 2011. Because of changes to Social Security that Congress enacted to protect Social Security in the 1970s, retirees born between 1917 and 1921 or "notch babies" never received benefits that those born before them earned. The 1972 Amendments to the Social Security Act first established cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security. This change was intended to adjust benefits for inflation automatically, but an er... Read more

This morning, as Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-19) returned to America on an overnight flight from Tel Aviv, he learned of the death of Osama bin Laden through an emotional message from the pilot to the passengers and crew. Upon landing, he released this statement: "The death of Osama bin Laden nearly a decade after he masterminded the horrific attacks of September 11th, 2001 is an historic moment that underscores the resolve of the American people to see justice through. We are grateful for the incredibl... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch believes that overcoming our economic challenges will require bold action and innovative solutions. Below are some proposals he supports within the Democrats' "Make it in America" agenda, which aims to create the conditions American businesses need to produce goods here, innovate here, and create jobs here. It includes many of the wise investments necessary for America to out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build its international competitors. INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE A... Read more