Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) has cosponsored the Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species (PUPPERS) Act of 2017. This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on dogs as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress. The VA, under the Veterans Health A... Read more

In light of the disclosure of Donald Trump Jr.’s emails detailing the illegal purpose of his meeting with a lawyer connected to the Russian government, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Ethics Committee, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued this statement urging House Republican Leadership to allow a vote on the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill: “When the Senate votes 98-2 on anything, i... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) joined with a bipartisan group of nearly twenty U.S. lawmakers to urge President Trump to prioritize the return of Bob Levinson, a Florida resident and retired FBI agent who went missing in Iran over 10 years ago. In a letter led with Florida Senators Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R), the lawmakers urged the president to “maintain pressure on Iran to see that [Bob] is returned as soon as possible.” “Bob is still not home, and despite repeated promises, Ir... Read more

Today, Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) led members of the Florida Democratic Congressional Delegation in asking Florida Governor Rick Scott to reject President Trump’s request for Florida’s voter information including names, addresses, party affiliation, electoral participation history, and the last four digits of Social Security numbers as part of the President’s thinly veiled attempt to block legitimate access to the right to vote. The letter was cosigned by Representatives Alcee L. Hastings... Read more

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act, legislation co-introduced by Congressman Deutch (FL-22) to protect veterans from pension poachers and scams. Sophisticated scam artists target veterans by charging illegal fees for helping them apply for benefits, retroactively applying hidden costs for services, and shifting assets to annuities and trusts to make funds inaccessible to the veteran. This legislation would require the VA to work... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) introduced new legislation to allow an income-based tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for legal expenses paid to establish a legal guardianship of a disabled family member. Specifically, the bill would provide a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 to lower income individuals making less than $75,000 per year and couples making less than $150,000 per year for legal expenses paid with respect to guardianship of a disabled individual, as defined by ... Read more

(Boca Raton, Fla.) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) announced a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC) of South Florida (Oakland Park), a community based organization offering support to disadvantaged and underemployed individuals to help them find employment and become self-sufficient. This grant supports research-based, evidence-informed reentry programs for justice-involved individuals e... Read more

Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined with his colleagues on the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism on a letter praising the European Parliament's endorsement of a working definition of anti-Semitism on June 1. The definition was adopted from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. As the letter reads, "The frequency and scale of anti-Semitic incidents in both the United States and Europe over the past few years has been deeply alarming. From large-scale attacks, s... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) issued this statement after the Senate Republicans finally released their version of Trumpcare, which would devastate our healthcare system, hurting the most vulnerable Americans the hardest: “The Senate Republicans Trumpcare bill, concocted in secret with no public input, makes clear to the American people that Congressional Republicans aren’t serious about improving our healthcare system. This partisan legislation was clearly not written to improve healthcare fo... Read more

Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22) interviewed Carlos, a South Florida resident, to hear how the Republican TrumpCare proposals would impact the lives of millions of Americans, including by increasing out-of-pocket costs, decreasing access to care, losing essential health benefits, and permitting discrimination based on pre-existing conditions. Click the image below to watch Rep. Deutch's #TrumpCareStories. Congressman Deutch voted against the House Republican TrumpCare bill and opposes the Senate R... Read more