During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on H.R. 7, a bill that aims to prevent women from using their own private health insurance coverage to pay for abortion-related care, Congressman Ted Deutch delivered a powerful rebuke of his GOP colleagues' policy priorities. Rather than attacking women's constitutionally-protected rights, Congressman Deutch urged his GOP colleagues to consider an agenda that reflects the priorities of American women - ensuring equal pay for equal work, increasing the ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and the author of the Democracy for All Amendment (H.J. Res 119, 113th Congress), issued this statement after participating in a reading of the U.S. Constitution to mark the start of the 114th Congress: “The Constitution is an extraordinary document that has guided our democracy through centuries of change and challenge. Today’s reading should remind us all that the power to amend the Constitution bestowed to us by ... Read more