(Boca Raton, FL) Today, after holding an emergency meeting on veterans’ access to care with his Palm Beach County and Broward County Veterans Advisory Councils, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) called on Governor Rick Scott to convene a special legislative session focused on a Medicaid expansion that will cover more than 40,000 uninsured Florida veterans. View map of uninsured veterans eligible for Medicaid across America. “Governor Rick Scott’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affa... Read more

Tomorrow, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will host a joint emergency meeting of his Palm Beach County and Broward County Veterans Advisory Councils to update local veterans, advocates, caregivers, and local leaders on the investigation into veterans' access to care at VA facilities across America and here in South Florida. Congressman Deutch will discuss the Nationwide Access Audit's findings in Florida, summarize the veterans hearing held today by the Florida Congressional Delegation, and solic... 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 after joining Subcommittee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) on a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry questioning the U.S. decision to work with a Palestinian unity government backed by Hamas and requesting Administration testimony on the issue: “Today’s letter to Secretary Kerry reflects my deeply-held concerns with the decision by the... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee for its hearing today, “Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People.” Last year, Congressman Deutch and Senator Sanders co-introduced the Democracy is for People Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in ​Citizens United v. FEC, ​immediately ban corporate spending in e... 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 after President Abbas swore-in a Palestinian unity government with the terrorist group Hamas: "Today’s decision by President Abbas to swear in a unity government backed by Hamas is a deeply disturbing step away from the pursuit of peace. Hamas is a designated terrorist group that has consistently refused to accept the international Quartet con... Read more

Today, 63 members of Congress sent a letter led by U.S. Representatives Ted Deutch (FL-21), Donna Edwards (MD-4), and Jim McGovern (MA-2) applauding Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for holding Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, McCutcheon v. FEC, and other court decisions responsible for eroding our federal campaign finance laws. Tomorrow's June 3rd hearing will be the first full Judiciary Committee hearing of its kind since the Sup... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement in reaction to the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki: “The problems plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs existed before Secretary Shinseki took office and his necessary resignation unfortunately will not make those problems disappear. Going forward we must do everything in our power to ensure the federal government puts the same resources, energy, and innovation into caring for our veterans that it put into... Read more

Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 4587, the Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act. Co-introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Rep. Ted Deutch (FL-21), Rep. Matt Salmon (AZ-5), Rep. Albio Sires (NJ-8), Rep. Alan Grayson (FL-9), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Rep. Corrine Brown (FL-5), Rep. Patrick Murphy (FL-18), Rep. Steve Stockman (TX-36), and Rep. Joe Garcia (FL-26), this bipartisan legislation will equip t... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) released this statement in response to the House Appropriation Committee’s inclusion of the detention bed mandate in its FY2015 Department of Homeland Security appropriations proposal: “We are deeply disappointed that the House Appropriations Committee has once again inserted a quota into the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that dictates how many immigrants should be held in detention on a daily basis. The det... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement on his vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015: "I voted against the NDAA because it forces us to spend billions of dollars on outdated weapons systems that the Pentagon says we no longer need and prevents the long-overdue closure of the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay. "The continued operation of the prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay is fiscally irresponsible and morally indefensible. Our justice system has proven... Read more