(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after voting against the Republican Tax Conference Report, which will give 83 percent of tax cuts to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans while raising taxes on 86 million middle-class families: "Congressional Republicans have turned their backs on the American people, who overwhelmingly oppose this devastating scam. This bill sends a clear message to their constituents that they would rather bend the system in favor of lobbyists... Read more

Reps. Deutch, Cicilline, Hill Lead 71 Members Pushing VP Pence to Address Human Rights in Egypt Bipartisan letter outlines concerns ahead of the Vice President’s visit to the Middle East (Washington) Today, Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee Ranking Member Ted Deutch (FL-22), Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) led 71 of their House colleagues in asking Vice President Mike Pence to hold the Egyptian government accountable for systemic human rights ... Read more

On Sunday, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined MSNBC's Alex Witt to condemn Republican efforts to discredit and undermine the special counsel's Russia investigation. "When my colleagues refer to the special counsel's investigation as a 'coup d'etat,' it really undermines the rule of law in this country. They ought to be careful, they ought to stop it, and they ought to let this investigation proceed for the benefit of the American people." Congressman Deutch went on to discuss the decision to ... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), founding co-chair of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, issued the following statement after President Trump omitted climate change as a national security threat in his National Security Strategy report: “Whether this President wants to accept the evidence or not, climate change is an urgent national security threat that’s already having damaging effects across our country. Denying the facts and removing climate change from our national security strategy wil... Read more

On Wednesday, December 13, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), a senior member of the committee, refuted Republican attacks to discredit and undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Click the image to watch the Congressman's questions. A transcript of his remarks is below. Click here to watch Congressman Deutch's full statement on the Russia investigation. Congressman Ted Deutch: I’d like... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Ranking Member and Chairman respectively of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, issued this joint statement following President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel: “The President’s decision today is a recognition of existing U.S. law that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that the U.S. embassy should ultimately be located in the capital. There i... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Taylor Force Act (H.R. 1164): “We need trusted partners for peace in the Palestinian Authority. That starts by ending the subsidy program for acts of terrorism. I’m proud that Congress came together to produce a strong bipartisan bill to finally pressure the Palestinian Authority to stop their ‘pay for slay’ practice... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), voted in favor of the updated Taylor Force Act (H.R. 1164). This bill prohibits certain U.S. assistance from being made available for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Department of State certifies that the Palestinian Authority ceases payments to terrorists and their families and takes steps to end acts of violence against U.S. and Israeli citizens. The bill was passed unanimously by the House on December 5. As ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa S... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a partisan tax bill that will devastate hard-working American families while providing massive tax breaks for big corporations and top earners: “This is a shameful day for those Senate Republicans who put their party and their donors above the interests of their constituents. “Republicans’ move to give permanent tax breaks for top earners and big corporations will blow a $1.5 trillion hole in our nation... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after voting against H.R. 1, the Republican tax plan to give massive tax breaks to multi-national corporations and the top earners while scrapping crucial deductions that help millions of Floridians reduce their taxes: “Plain and simple, this Republican tax scam is a massive giveaway to multi-billionaires and big corporations, paid for by tax increases for thirty-six million working class and low income Americans. “Unfortunately, it is far rem... Read more