Ted Deutch

I don't know what it is like to lose a child to gun violence. My words are not sufficient to describe that pain. These are the words of Patricia Oliver, the mother of Joaquin Oliver. Joaquin was killed 1 year ago tomorrow at Marjory…

One year ago, Madam Speaker, on February 14, 2018, 17 people were killed in a senseless and horrific act of gun violence at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. I ask the Members of the House of Representatives to use…

I have no reason to believe when I sit here today that the President wasn't saying what he believed.

I thank my friend from California for the time and for her support of this legislation, and I thank Mr. Collins from Georgia for his service and for his support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of our Nation's…

We know you are a good lawyer. Let's heed that advice going forward.

We are going to pass background checks because it is supported by over 90 percent of the American people, and it can help save a life.

I fear that the United States, through our coalition support, may be furthering the suffering and helping to perpetuate a conflict that has no military solution.

I want to start this morning by recognizing my constituents from Parkland who are in the hearing room today.

I am not only here to speak about school shootings, I am here to speak for the urban communities who have been speaking out about this way before February 14th.

The number of civilian casualties is alarming, to say the least.

It is important that we get those facts straight.

For too long this Congress has abdicated its role in foreign policy.

They don't owe us their service and advocacy. They don't owe us anything. Congress failed them.

I am grateful to you for moving quickly to give this committee the opportunity to advance debate on U.S. involvement in the Yemen conflict.

If only one life is saved, that is enough for me. It darned well ought to be enough for every single Member of this Congress.

I just wanted to set the record straight on one discussion.

That is also incorrect.

It is clear, Mr. Noti, Mr. Chairman, members of this committee, that the majority of American people know that Citizens United isn't working.

Citizens United is giving us a government that can't fix problems because it is paralyzed by corruption.

I appreciate Mr. Buck's concern over voter fraud and would refer him to President Trump's now disbanded voter integrity commission, which uncovered no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud.

Our first priority in this committee is protecting the integrity of our democracy.

Broken campaign finance laws allow limitless special interest dollars to create a wedge between the American people and their government.

Citizens United isn't working.

The impact that that has is that common sense gun safety measures that have the support of over 90 percent of the American people don't even get a hearing.

H.R. 1 is a set of desperately needed repairs to the foundation of our representative democracy.