Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL, 22nd District)

Dear Friends!

In November, Americans will be participating in one of our country’s most cherished democratic traditions. As we enter election season, I encourage you all to make your voices heard, whether that be in-person, by mail, or by early voting. To check on your registration, ballot status, and voting locations, please visit your county’s Supervisor of Elections website at https://browardsoe.org.

You can help ensure every voice is heard in our democracy and protect the health and safety of our community by signing up to be an election poll worker. Because of COVID-19, we are already facing a critical shortage of these essential workers. Our local elections officials are working hard to establish safe voting protocols, train workers, and supply election sites with enough PPE to make voting in-person safer. But they need your help. Sign up to be a poll worker on November 3rd at https://powerthepolls.org.

“I welcome these announcements that Israel will normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The historic agreements will usher in a new era of regional cooperation and help provide greater stability in the Gulf, which is in the United States’ national security interest.”

I have long hoped to see the day that common ties between Israel and its regional neighbors would be able to advance, and I look forward to working to support these growing relationships. I am glad that these announcements include a commitment to finding a just, comprehensive, and enduring solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It is only a two-state solution resulting in a safe and secure Israel living side by side in peace with a viable Palestinian state that can ensure long-term peace and prosperity for both Israelis and Palestinians.

As always, please stay safe and reach out to my office if we can be of any assistance.

 

 

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL, 22nd District)

Dear Friends!
As we enter the most active part of the hurricane season, I urge everyone to be prepared. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average storm season with nearly twice as many named storms as previous seasons.

While our state continues to deal with the impacts of COVID- 19, please take the steps now to ensure your family’s safety. Review your emergency plans and storm evacuation zones and learn what needs to be done in case of an emergency. To find hurricane preparation resources such as emergency numbers, hurricane shelters, and more, please visit Deutch. House.Gov/Hurricane.

The ‘‘Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act” is a bipartisan bill I introduced with Reps. Joe Wilson (SC-02), Ted Lieu (CA-33), and Michael Waltz (FL-06). The bill would strengthen the United States
government recovery efforts of American hostages abroad.

I joined Rep. David Trone (MD-06) in reintroducing the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, legislation that would assemble a commission of experts with experience in law enforcement, court administration, victims’ rights, civil rights, and social services to conduct a complete review of all facets of our criminal justice system. The bill comes after the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in July, which included unprecedented reforms to transform the culture of policing by curbing police brutality, ending racial profiling, and increasing transparency and accountability.

Our community has been met with many challenges this
year, but together we will be able to get through them. As
always, please do not hesitate to reach out to my office if we
can be of any assistance.

Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL, 22nd District)

Dear Friends!

Public health experts have raised concerns over renewed outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus throughout the country. While we have seen some progress, the evidence is clear that we are not completely out of the woods yet. We have seen the heartbreaking losses of the pandemic across the country and in our own community. Many Floridians are still experiencing the health and economic impacts of the pandemic. We must continue to listen to health experts so that we can move past this public health crisis safely.

As a unified community, we all have a duty to care for one another’s safety, especially during these unprecedented times. I encourage everyone to continue social distancing whenever possible. When we follow these rules, we are showing the love that we have for our neighbors and the respect we have for their safety. If we are to successfully get through this crisis and avoid its prolonged effects, we must be able to do it together.

While we continue to face new challenges, I will continue to represent the interests of our district both locally and in Washington. To keep up with recent COVID-19 developments, please visit Deutch.House.Gov. If you would like to express an opinion or are in need of assistance, please do not hesitate to call my office.

Alyssa Alhadeff was 14 years old when she was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy. Recently, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law “Alyssa’s Law,” which will require teachers and school staff to have panic buttons that directly alert law enforcement in case of emergencies.

“I will never forget hearing Lori Alhadeff passionately call for action after her beautiful daughter, Alyssa, was killed at Stoneman Douglas High School. I have seen the love she has for Alyssa through her tireless work to get Alyssa’s Law passed and signed, not only in Florida but in states around the country. I will continue to work with Lori and the Parkland families to prevent school violence and to make Alyssa’s Law a part of a comprehensive strategy to save lives in school emergencies in every state.”

Rep. Roger Williams’ and my bipartisan School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019 would expand Alyssa’s Law across the country.

Representatives Max Rose (NY-11), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and myself, recently introduced the Countering Global White Supremacist Terrorism Act, a bicameral legislation to strengthen the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism efforts against transnational white supremacy and identity groups.

As white identity and other far-right violent groups continue growing around the world, this new bicameral legislation is a recognition that the Trump Administration must align its countering violent extremism programming to address this form of radicalization. Despite the increasingly transnational nature of white identity terrorism, U.S. efforts to address this global threat lag well behind our counter- terrorism efforts against ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other Islamist violent extremist organizations. The bill directs the U.S. Department of State to develop a strategy with other government agencies to respond to the interconnected global white identity terrorist movement. The bill also requires that the State Department report on these groups and determine whether they should be subject to sanctions under existing U.S. law.

“White identity groups pose a severe and deadly threat to societies around the world. The world has seen how a white supremacist attack in one country can inspire people in other countries to use violence and the role of the dark web in spreading their hateful ideology

and terrorist tactics. The United States must develop a whole-of-government strategy to confront these terrorist groups as seriously as any other transnational extremist group.”

As always, please feel free to reach out to my office if we can be of assistance. Warm Regards.