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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.
I thank my friend from Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule for H.R. 240. It is sad, Mr. Speaker, that just 2 weeks into this new Congress, Republicans have turned a bipartisan issue, funding our Department of Homeland…
``The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. ``The Senate shall chuse their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice…
I thank my friend, and I rise in opposition to the rule and in opposition to the underlying legislation. Last night in the Rules Committee, I offered an amendment to strike a measure from page 1,599 of this 1,603-page spending bill that…
For the opposition in Syria that has... there hasn't been any real... effort to take action to save the lives of...
Today, the House is taking up the Senate version of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, a bill that passed this Chamber in March with a vote of 410-1. Our vote today will send this important piece of legislation to the…
Broadcasting of the Supreme Court and Federal court proceedings will ensure that the public has full access to the oral arguments on important legal issues and will, most importantly, help to ensure that justice is carried out for all to…
Judicial Conference policy and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure prohibit the televising of Supreme Court and Federal court proceedings involving some of the most critical legal issues facing our Nation.
I wanted just to follow up on what you both were talking about, which is the pilot programs, the need for additional investigation into whether this might work over the long-term.
A trial courtroom is also a public place where the people generally, and representatives of the media, have a right to be present and where their presence historically has been thought to enhance the integrity and quality of what takes…
These restrictive broadcasting policies shroud the Supreme Court and Federal court proceedings in secrecy and can raise questions in the minds of the public on the administration of justice.
Mr. Rotunda, when he was here earlier, made it clear, democracies just don't have mass deportations.
The issue of foreign fighters adjoining ISIS and other extremist groups in Syria and Iraq pose a grave threat to global security and deserves this Congress' full attention.
In fact, right on down to the most basic level of law enforcement, everyday police officers exercise discretion when enforcing our laws.
Congress requires that 34,000 people be kept in detention facilities and provides more than $2 billion a year to hold undocumented immigrants in detention facilities.
Exercising prosecutorial discretion for our Nation's immigration laws should ensure that law enforcement resources are used in a fiscally prudent manner.
Congress needs to reclaim its sanction authority from this administration, do everything it can to prevent this weak deal from happening.
How can we expect to reach any sort of comprehensive agreement that is verifiable if we don't... get past the very fundamental questions of the history of Iran's nuclear program?
I think if you posed the referendum to the Iranian people, 'Would you like $400 billion to be spent on hospitals and schools, or would you like $400 billion spent on an antiquate nuclear program, which has isolated the country politically…
Any deal must cut off all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon; and this specifically includes the Arak reactor.
So although we may have a minor interest that in narrow circumstances is similar, namely that neither of us likes the Islamic State and both see it as a danger, we do not have the same end states in mind for Iraq, for Syria, for the…
Jumping the fence, going onto the White House grounds without permission, and I guess that would include Republicans as well going out permission, is a Federal offense, correct?
I believe that the United States, because of who we are, it's really neat that the people can go to the White House where the President lives.
I continue to see the Geneva Protocol as a useful tool in moving toward a political solution of the conflict.
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