(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), representing Fort Lauderdale in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued a statement this evening after the House observed a moment of silence for the victims of Friday's tragic shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: "Just last week, the House of Representatives observed a moment of silence to honor the 6th anniversary of the Tucson shooting. I never expected that today, so soon after, we’d be observing another such moment, ...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } House Passes Resolution Condemning the Anti-Israel U.N. Security Council Vote (Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-22), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released the following statement upon passage of House Resolution 11, objecting to the one-sided United Nations Security Council resolution against Israel. “As I stated immediately following the U.N. Secu...
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(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, issued the following statement on a possible vote in the United Nations Security Council on Israeli settlement activity: "Once again, I urge the Administration to veto this one-sided resolution that will do nothing to further peace efforts. As 393 of my colleagues and I stated unambiguously in a letter to President Obama in April, the UN Security Council is n...
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(Washington) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) introduced the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act, legislation to help the Department of Education’s investigations into incidents of anti-Semitism in schools and universities. The co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism have joined as cosponsors of the legislation. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) filed the companion legislation (S. 10), and the Senate passed the bill...
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(Washington) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H. Con. Res. 165, a resolution reaffirming longstanding U.S. policy of supporting direct, bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians as the only path to achieving a durable and lasting settlement to the conflict. The resolution also reiterates Congress’ opposition to any outside effort to impose an agreement on the parties, through the United Nations or any other body, and encourages the U.S. government to c...
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(Washington) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Iran Sanctions Extension Act (H.R. 6297) introduced by Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. This bill extends existing sanctions law to guarantee that the United States can easily re-impose nuclear-related sanctions if Iran is found to have violated the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “The Iran Sanctions Act has served as the backbon...
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(Boca Raton, Fla.) On Thursday, October 13, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) will host a student financial aid workshop in conjunction with Spanish River Community High School PTSA. This workshop is an opportunity for college students, parents, and high school juniors and seniors to learn about how to plan and pay for college, including scholarship and financial aid options. What: Reps. Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel hosting college financial aid workshop Who: G...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann September 28, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch Applauds Passage of Crucial Zika Funding (Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released this statement following Congress’ approval of crucial Zika funding as part of the Continuing Resolution (H.R.5325) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2017: “Tonight we took decisive action to provide $1.1 billion for a nationa...
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a:link, visited { color: #2F72FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } View in Browser FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Jason Attermann September 28, 2016 202-225-3001 Rep. Deutch Lauds Passage of Water Bill to Fund Everglades Restoration and Port Everglades Expansion (Washington) Today, Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement following passage of the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA), legislation that includes crucial funding for the vital South Florida projects...
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(Washington) Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-21) released the following statement upon learning that Shimon Peres, former Prime Minister and President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away: "Israel has never been without Shimon Peres. Since the founding of the modern State of Israel, he played an indispensable role in her defense and growth. Raised in a proudly Zionist family, Shimon Peres was a name I knew well – the man who helped win Israel's independence, who committed much of his l...
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