Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) issued this statement after the House of Representatives passed H. Con Res 96, the FY2015 budget proposed by former vice presidential candidate and Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Paul Ryan: "The American people have consistently rejected Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s plan to give the wealthiest Americans another tax cut and pay for it by dismantling the Medicare guarantee, hiking taxes on middle class families, and slashing critical in... Read more

Application deadlines are quickly approaching for high school students in Florida's 21st District who wish to participate in the following initiatives sponsored by the Office of Congressman Ted Deutch. Local media is encouraged to help get the word out to students and their families about these exciting ways for young people to get involved: Deadline for the Congressional Art Competition: April 11th, 2013 Artistically-talented high school students from Florida's 21st district are invited to subm... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the author of the Democracy is for People Amendment, issued this statement in response to the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision McCutcheon v. FEC striking down the current $123,200 limit a single person can contribute to federal candidates, parties, and political action committees: “This terrible decision only compounds the damage of Citizens United and will further erode the American people’s faith in the ability of... Read more

This Friday, March 21, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will tour the Butterfly House, a Certified Rape Crisis Center operated by Palm Beach County Victim Services and meet with staff to discuss his legislative efforts to advance justice for victims of rape, sex trafficking, child abuse, and all forms of sex crimes. Congressman Deutch is a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees our criminal justice system, and a member of the bipartisan House Victims Rights Caucus. Located ... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $4 million to Public Housing Authorities throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties. The funding comes from HUD's Capital Fund Program, which supports localities as they develop, finance, and modernize public housing. Statewide, the Capital Fund Program is investing over $48 million in Florida. "The more than $4 million in Capital Fund Program awards is an important i... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) will attend today's White House ceremony for 24 Army veterans being awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama. Today's awards are the result of a review initiated by Congress in 2002 to ensure that extraordinarily heroic soldiers of Jewish and Hispanic origin were not denied the Medal of Honor due to prejudice. Last fall, Congressman Deutch passed an amended version of the National Defense Authorization Act to ensure that all soldiers discovered during t... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, is working with Subcommittee Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) and Congressman Steve Israel (NY-03) to protect the exiled Iraqi Jewish community’s access to a collection of nearly 2,700 Jewish artifacts, including Torah parchments, ancient prayer books, and other records. After Iraq’s Jewish community fled the country in the 1930s and 1940s, these items were sei... Read more

Today, the House of Representatives passed the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, a bill introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Subcommittee Chairman. H.R. 938 aims to enhance cooperation between the United States and Israel on multiple fronts, such as security, military readiness, energy, trade, and more. With more than three quarters of ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a lead cosponsor of H.R. 3370, released this statement in reaction to the House's passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act: "South Florida's economy is just getting back on track, and the last thing we need are huge hikes to homeowners insurance policies that risk destabilizing the real estate market and causing families enormous financial hardship. The Homeowner Insurance Affordability Act requires FEMA to take affordability into account while m... Read more

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