Ted Deutch Quotes
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I became a co-chair of the Congressional Study Group from Germany several years ago with the expressed purpose of helping increase aid to Holocaust survivors.
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Many of my constituents are in their 80s, 90s, even 100, and our focus is ensuring that their needs can be provided for.
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Denying our courts the ability to hear oil-related cases of great consequence to our environment and our economy is completely the wrong direction to protect the rights of Floridians.
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While I was serving in the Florida Senate, American soldiers were being killed in Iraq, a war we should have never started, and often by Iranian proxies and their improvised explosive devices.
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We can help a whole lot of people if we could figure out a way to expand Medicaid and get people the care that they need.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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It was sanctions that drove Iran to the negotiating table in the first place.
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This OCCUPIED amendment, this constitutional amendment, would overturn Citizens United. It would make clear that corporations aren't people, that they - the framers of the Constitution never intended to give constitutional rights to corporations, the ones that we enjoy and cherish.
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So many of us have friends or family who have battled cancer, and we know how important it is to find a cure.
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When enacted, health care reform provides generous tax credits to help people afford their health insurance premiums.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.
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We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
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Let's make Marco Rubio explain why he thinks oil companies should write our energy policy.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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My connections to Broward are long, and they are deep, and I'm proud of them.
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No matter how many times you say Social Security is broke, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue stream and its Trust Fund's investments maintain the program's solvency until 2037, when it may begin to fall short.
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Having an understanding of what's possible also makes me redouble my efforts to fight those who stand in the way of doing the things that my constituents and the country would want to get done.
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People can certainly take pride in the fact that there is a Jewish candidate for president who has received delegates and who has run a terrific campaign and still work hard to ensure we elect Hillary Clinton.
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I came here with a lot of things that I would like to get done for my community and my constituents. Shooting hoops at the White House was not at the top of the list but would certainly be a thrill.
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Energy legislation in Congress and the focus on energy legislation is first and foremost about creating good jobs. In Florida, where solar and biofuel and wind and so many other areas are important and so many in the private sector continues to pursue these, we need policies that will encourage that.
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This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
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Social Security is fundamentally strong.
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We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating.