Ted Deutch

We must support the people of Tunisia as they struggle to achieve real reforms.

Speaker Boehner says that the Hastert rule demands that he only allow votes on bills that are supported by a majority of his own party instead of a majority of the whole House. Last weekend, a constituent asked me where the Hastert rule…

This bipartisan legislation emphasizes Congress' commitment to ensuring Israel's qualitative military edge, a central component of Israel's security.

We must continue to provide strong oversight to ensure that our aid dollars are helping Haiti rebuild critical infrastructure, promote good governance and rule of law and provide much-needed access to health care and to education.

we must continue to press Iran to treat their people with due process and with fairness, and we must act to ensure the release of all political prisoners, including Pastor Abedini, Amir Hekmati, and we must do everything we can to bring…

The administration must work with the government and the opposition to come together to solve their disputes, address human rights abuses and fully implement the recommendations of the Bahrain Commission of Inquiry.

I think that this hearing is a great opportunity for us to challenge the notion that innovation and copyright protections are at odds.

The people of Yemen courageously took to the streets to add their voices to the growing discontent with stagnant economic conditions, repression of freedoms and government corruption.

I believe the long-term success of our country depends on the work of inventors as well as artists and creators in moving the country forward.

But what are we doing to help with that?

The escalating political uncertainty in both countries should give us all pause, so as we can evaluate our strategy in the region.

I thank you, Deputy Assistant Secretary Leaf for joining us. I know you recently returned from the region.

I am concerned that there has been so much focus on completing the national dialogue in Yemen, that other really important, critically important factors have been overlooked.

And the Friends of Yemen Group, which was initially organized, the United States, Britain, and 24 other countries, has pledged nearly $8 billion.

I thank my good friend from Michigan (Mr. Conyers). Mr. Speaker, make no mistake, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act is little more than a GOP effort to turn back the clock on civil rights, on consumer protections, and on justice in America…

I thank my friend, Mr. Conyers. Mr. Chairman, it is deeply troubling to see that today the House of Representatives might vote to pass the so-called FACT Act, or Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act. I urge my colleagues to vote…

What we can do is ensure that we have a justice system that protects the rights of victims and puts the constitutional rights of our citizens ahead of special interests. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the FACT Act.

Let me be absolutely clear: The international community cannot permit Iran to obtain nuclear weapons capability, and every option must remain on the table to ensure that it does not.

It is time to put Iran to the test. Any agreement, partial or full, should do this: Iran must immediately come clean about its entire nuclear program.

If we take them at their word that, in fact, there is no desire for nuclear weapon, they don't need any more--they don't need any enriched uranium.

We must also do so in the context of the broader region.

I am troubled that Prime Minister Maliki's neutrality in the Syrian conflict...

We have heard very loudly and clearly the concerns from the community.

Why is that too much to ask?

At the beginning of this Congress, Members read aloud the Constitution of the United States from the floor of this very Chamber. That reading, of course, included the Bill of Rights, those first 10 amendments so vital to protecting the…