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Ted Deutch

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Theodore E. Deutch is a former American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Deutch focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and environmental protection during his time in office. He was known for his advocacy on behalf of the Jewish community and for his work on foreign affairs, particularly regarding Israel. Deutch was also involved in various legislative efforts aimed at gun control and combating climate change.

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Oct 10, 2017

We passed a resolution that I authored calling on the European Union to fully designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

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Oct 3, 2017

Today I rise for Phil and his wife, to tell their story. Phil and his wife tried to get pregnant for several years. After fertility treatment, they were thrilled when his wife finally became pregnant with identical twins. Sadly, their…

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Oct 2, 2017

But what makes this so important is that it's a bipartisan issue.

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Oct 2, 2017

But, unfortunately, not only have we not scheduled any hearings, we took an affirmative step... of actually waiving the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

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Sep 26, 2017

Across the Capitol, Republican Senators finally decided to cancel the vote on a disastrous health bill that could have upended insurance markets and caused 3.2 million Floridians to lose coverage, increased premiums in my State by an…

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Sep 25, 2017

Are you seeing any progress? And can you commit to us here that bringing Bob and the other Americans being unjustly and cruelly held by Iran will remain a priority for this administration?

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Sep 25, 2017

this has not felt like a team effort.

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Sep 25, 2017

President Trump's proposed 30-percent cut of the State Department is particularly dangerous.

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Sep 25, 2017

Hamas's refusal to return the bodies of these soldiers to their families for burial is an obvious violation of international law and basic human values.

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Sep 25, 2017

Now, there are very real flaws in the JCPOA, including the problematic sunset provisions.

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Jul 26, 2017

This urges the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

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Jul 26, 2017

I would like to especially thank the chairman for bringing forward my resolution urging the EU to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.

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Jul 26, 2017

Hezbollah is a terrorist organization--one unified terrorist organization.

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Jul 26, 2017

Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.

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Jul 24, 2017

I hope that today is only the start of what will become a serious conversation about the situation we find ourselves in where we continue to rely on an AUMF post-911.

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Jul 24, 2017

I thank my friend from Rhode Island, Representative Langevin. I thank him for his leadership here in the House on these important issues. But just as you spoke about your friends Christopher and Dana Reeve and talked specifically about how…

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Jul 24, 2017

I implore this administration to make bringing Bob home a priority.

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Jul 24, 2017

I can only promise you and Christine and Dan and your family and the Namazi family and the Zakka family that the chair and I and the members of this committee and the members of the United States Congress will continue to work and press…

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Jul 20, 2017

A point of parliamentary inquiry. The CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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Jul 20, 2017

I thank my friend from Arizona for yielding me time. Mr. Chair, I rise to oppose this bill today for a number of reasons, but building a road through a congressionally designated wilderness area is without precedent. There are lots of…

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Jul 20, 2017

When we have an opportunity to make the unanimous consent request to bring up the Russia sanctions bill so we can get tough on Russia, as the American people expect us to do, is that something that would require, when I ask for unanimous…

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Jul 20, 2017

And one further point of parliamentary inquiry. The CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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Jul 20, 2017

May the request that the Russia sanctions bill, H.R. 3203, that passed the Senate 98-2 be brought up for consideration when we are no longer meeting as the Committee of the Whole? The CHAIR. A request may be made at that time.

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Jul 19, 2017

Inaction from this House leaves us open to Russian cyber attacks against our democracy, and the numbers tell the story. Sixteen months since Russians attacked, this House stands mute. Eleven months since all four major U.S. intelligence…

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Jul 14, 2017

We cannot allow politics to get in the way of patriotism in this House. We might disagree about healthcare, or we might disagree about tax reform, but I know that there are patriots in this House who want to stand together against Russian…

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