9 Quotes & Sayings By Ted Deutch

Ted Deutch is the only Jew to have served as the U.S. Representative from Florida’s 19th congressional district. He is also the first Jewish member of Congress from South Florida. Born in Miami, Florida, Mr Read more

Deutch’s father was a World War II veteran who served in the 89th Infantry Division. He graduated with honors from Miami Dade College with a B.A. in Political Science and was elected to the Miami City Commission in 1982.

While serving on the Commission, he was appointed by Mayor Xavier Suarez to be Director of Development for the Miami-Dade County Parks Department, where he initiated one of the largest capital campaigns of any public agency in the country, raising over $200 million dollars. Mr. Deutch started his business career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions for large corporations such as IBM, AT&T Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

While at Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, Mr. Deutch oversaw numerous private equity investments where his team closed over $1 billion of equity deals for clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Mr.

Deutch has been actively involved in many community organizations including Rotary International, United Way of America, the Schooner Foundation for Medical Research and The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Miami.

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From the preemptive strike that destroyed Egypt's air force during the Six-Day War, to the daring raid on Entebbe, to using all available means to slow the Iranian nuclear program, Israelis have combined strength with ingenuity to keep the country's enemies at bay. Ted Deutch
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It's hard to see how the Copyright Office can rise to the many challenges of the 21st-century work that you do without dramatically more independence and dramatically more flexibility. Ted Deutch
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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. Ted Deutch
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Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters. Ted Deutch
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When enacted, health care reform provides generous tax credits to help people afford their health insurance premiums. Ted Deutch
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I wasn't a vegan when I came to Congress. It was a decision I made soon after I got here, and it's had such a positive impact on my life that I decided to try to help others as well. Ted Deutch
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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. Ted Deutch
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Congress has no business telling courts within a state that they are prohibited from considering issues involving a lease for energy development, production, and exploration that has the potential to cause irreparable environmental and economic damage to the Gulf Coast area of that state. Ted Deutch