Peter Deutsch

I'm here today to deliver good news for American consumers, seniors and taxpayers, all of whom are seeking more affordable medicine.

With so much profit at stake, we can expect brand drug companies to do everything in their power to delay the expiration of those patents.

Mr. Chairman, today there is an amendment in front of us which specifically deals with what is going on in Iran. Right now there are forces in Iran which are really the most right-wing forces engaged in activities which have had…

this is an amendment where hopefully all of my colleagues will spend a little bit of time understanding the specifics of the amendment. It is an amendment which truly is very simple when we understand it and we look at the specifics of the…

I wish all of us could be honest. This rule is maybe the most disingenuous rule I have seen in my 8 years in the United States Congress. The fact that this rule allows the Coburn amendment on the bill is a convoluted attempt to, I do not…

the Republicans have been calling this the Medicare prescription drug legislation. I think it would be more accurately described as the anti-Medicare prescription drug legislation. Essentially, what this legislation would do is destroy…

I hope that people here and people watching on C-SPAN have a sense of what is going on. We are debating a rule, and what that rule does, it prevents the Democrats from offering a prescription drug coverage bill. That is what the rule does…

the bill as it is presently in front of us has language that notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter the Secretary of the Interior must concur in developing, implementing, and revising regulations to allocate water made…

I rise today to once again bring notice to this Congress of 13 Jews who are accused of spying in Iran, who have been imprisoned for over a year without formally being charged. Jews have been living in Iran for 2,700 years, the oldest…

this is really in many ways one of, I would not even say proudest but happiest days that I have served in the United States Congress just listening to the debate over the last half hour or so in terms of the Florida Keys, because for…

I rise in support of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act reported from the Committee on International Relations with 82 bipartisan cosponsors. The Taiwan Security Enhancement Act will advance our obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act…

I join my colleagues today, and actually in comment of other colleagues as well, of supporting legislation that would give Elian Gonzalez at least resident alien status in the United States of America. I do this because it is a…

I, along with I think probably 30 of my colleagues last week, had an interesting dinner meeting with Bob McNamara. If there is any lesson that he has learned in looking back on Vietnam, it is really hearing and receiving, giving the wrong…

I rise in support of H.R. 2031, the 21st Amendment Enforcement Act. The rational for this bill is simple and straightforward. State laws governing alcohol shipping and distribution must be followed and enforced. This bill ensures that…

It is both an honor and a privilege for me to pay tribute to such a noble effort.

It is important that we remain vigilant in bringing to light the continuing deplorable behavior of Castro and his regime.

I stand today to protest tonight's reception honoring two officials of the Castro regime, which makes a statement to Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and the world that the United States considers a Communist dictator to be a good trading…

In reality, trade with Castro will actually open up our markets to cheap products made with cheap labor in Cuba.

Castro uses food as a weapon, cutting off the rations of those who speak out against his destructive and oppressive policies.

His products may harm the environment, as they will be produced by a government without a system of checks and balances over environmental policies.

To suggest otherwise, as tonight's reception does, is to forget our commitment to the ideals of freedom and democracy-- ideals that Castro does not and will never share.

Trade with him will not only be an affront to American ideals of human rights and freedom, but will also be disastrous for our economy.

Trade with Cuba will eventually be possible, but never under this tyrannical regime.

this amendment would put in the emergency supplemental that we passed earlier this year, House bill 1141, as an amendment onto this emergency supplemental bill, and specifically, the reason for that is there is a very true emergency going…

I just want to quickly mention, because I think what the gentleman said is really important, sort of almost as a public service announcement for whoever is watching us this evening, that there are benefits in Medicare that unfortunately…