Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement following President Trump's declaration of a public health emergency in response to the widespread opioid epidemic deeply affecting communities across the country, particularly in South Florida: "The opioid epidemic is raging through communities across our country. Too many children have lost parents, and too many parents have lost their children. Opioid drug addiction is a heartbreaking disease that cuts through society, affecting people rega... Read more

Moments ago, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution (H.Res. 359) introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, urging the European Union (EU) to fully designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organizations. Currently, the EU only includes Hezbollah's military wing - and not its political wing - on its list of sanctioned terrorist organizations. The United States makes no distinction... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation cosponsored by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) to amend the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions on Hezbollah. Deutch introduced the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act in the 114th Congress, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and was signed into law in December 2015. That law cuts Hezbollah off from the global financial system and targets its ille... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) published an op-ed in the Miami Herald in which he urges his Congressional colleagues to take up the Keep America Safe Act, a bill that would renew the ban on high capacity magazines that expired in 2004. "We admit that this legislation won’t fix everything and won’t end gun violence. It won’t address the majority of the 33,000 lives lost to gun violence every year in this country, half of which are suicides. "But without 30-round magazines, mass killers would be f... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), founding co-chairs of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, led a bipartisan Caucus letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, affirming their "support for the Clean Power Plan regulations on the building of new power plants" and urging the Administration to maintain the regulations and "work to achieve solutions that will provide good jobs, economic growth, and a safe climate for us and future Ame... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa, issued this statement following President Trump’s decision not to recertify Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement: “Today the President sent an unfortunate message to our allies by decertifying and threatening to terminate the JCPOA, but he appeared to heed the advice of his top national security advisors by not brazenly walking away from the JCPOA. He also left o... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, issued this statement in response to reports that the Palestinian Fatah party signed a reconciliation agreement with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas: “Restoring the Palestinian Authority’s control in Gaza would be a critical step toward improving the lives of the nearly two million Palestinians living under brutal Hamas leadership and the Israeli civilians living in perpetual fear of rocket fir... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement following President Trump's healthcare executive order that threatens access to affordable and quality healthcare for millions of Americans: "Despite repeated attempts, this Republican-led Congress has failed to repeal the Affordable Care Act because of a few Republican senators who recognized the tremendous harm TrumpCare would have inflicted on their own constituents. "President Trump’s executive order today, which the White House called 'th... Read more

Congressman Deutch (FL-22) issued the following statement after voting in favor of an emergency supplemental appropriation to help disaster relief following Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria: “I voted in favor of the emergency disaster relief supplement. The South Florida families and businesses that were hit hard by Hurricane Irma need this aid to help get back on their feet. This appropriation will also ensure that the National Flood Insurance Program continues to pay claims from the hurrican... Read more

This afternoon, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) participated in a press conference introducing the Keep Americans Safe Act, a bill that would prohibit the transfer, importation, or possession of magazines able to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. “I’m proud to join my colleagues in this important measure to address gun violence,” Congressman Deutch said. “Thirteen years since the large capacity ammunition ban lapsed, Congress has repeatedly failed to act to protect the American people. Gun ... Read more