House Ethics Committee, also weighed in on the Parkland school shooting.
Your support allowed me to be a loud, proud, and consistent advocate for a strong U.S.-Israel strategic partnership, an unyielding voice against a nuclear Iran, and a staunch opponent of antisemitism in all its forms as a co-founder of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism,” Deutch said.ĭeutch, who also led the U.S.
With your help, I was able to champion human rights where they are denied, from Caracas, to Havana, to Tehran, as well as advocate for American hostages and those wrongfully detained abroad-like our neighbor from Coral Springs, Bob Levinson-through the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. Together, we bolstered our alliances and partnerships, advocated for robust foreign assistance and global health investments, and strengthened democratic development worldwide. It is that collective purpose that inspired me to use my position as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Middle East Subcommittee chair to strengthen our nation’s relationships in the international community. “I am also proud of our community’s strong sense of global citizenship. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee. None of this would have been possible without you,” Deutch said.ĭeutch also looked back at his record on international issues, including his time as chairman of the U.S. We pushed to advance the rights and interests of the LGBTQ+ community, to further reproductive rights and voting rights, to tackle climate change head-on, and to support our seniors. We passed the first federal response to help people with eating disorders get the care they need with the Anna Westin Legacy Act. We took steps to protect the pets we love with the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act. We reformed our copyright laws, so they work better for independent artists, so musicians receive the compensation they deserve, with the American Music Fairness Act. From the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act to the Faster Care for Veterans Act, we worked together to bring better and quicker care to those who sacrificed so much for our freedoms. “The policies you advocated for, the progress we made together, will forever live on through the impact on Americans’ everyday lives. Deutch represented parts of Broward and Palm Beach Counties in what has been a secure district for Democrats.ĭuring his time on Capitol Hill, Deutch ranked as a strong ally of Israel and was one of the top Democrats who broke with then-President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.Īt the end of last week, Deutch looked back at some of the issues he championed on Capitol Hill. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., offered a look back at his dozen years in Congress.įirst elected to represent part of South Florida in Congress in a special election in 2010, Deutch announced earlier this year that he would not run for reelection as he took over as the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).
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