Rep. Ted Deutch

Democrat  •  19th District, Florida  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2010
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06/02/12
The Amendment to End Citizens United

Last December, Rep. Ted Deutch and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the OCCUPIED bill, a constitutional amendment aimed at addressing America’s campaign finance problem by overturning Citizens United. The acronym stands for “Outlawing ...

Source: Truthdig
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06/02/12
South Florida counties stop non-citizen voter purge

Earlier this week, six congressmen and -women, led by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, sent a letter to the governor asking for the "immediate suspension'' of the voter-log cleanup effort, saying the list of suspected non-citizens has ...

Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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06/02/12
The Amendment to End Citizens United

...Amendment to End Citizens United Posted on Jun 2, 2012 Last December, Rep. Ted Deutch and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced the OCCUPIED bill, a constitutional amendment aimed at addressing America’s campaign finance problem by overturning Citizens Unite

Source: Truth Dig
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06/01/12
Risk of non-citizen voters at center of election year struggle in Florida and Colorado

The state said its initial check found 180,000 potential non-citizens who may be registered voters. Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch referred to the citizenship verification process as Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s “blatant campaign to ...

Source: msnbc.com
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06/01/12
Justice Dept.: Voter purge violates law

A South Florida congressman, Rep. Ted Deutch, is also demanding that Gov. Scott's office explain how the voter purge list was put together, after reports of several citizens being put on the list in error. On Thursday a federal judge also ruled ...

Source: Central Florida News 13
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06/01/12
U.S. Dept. of Justice: Stop Florida voter purge now

Earlier this week, six congressmen and -women, led by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, sent a letter to the governor asking for the "immediate suspension'' of the voter-log cleanup effort, saying the list of suspected non-citizens has ...

Source: Sun Sentinel
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06/01/12
The Occupied Amendment: Rep. Ted Deutch on Banning Corporate Campaign Money Post-Citizens United

Javascript is required to watch video inline on this page. You can choose another option on the listen/watch page if you prefer. In December Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) joined with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to introduce the OCCUPIED constitutional ...

Source: Democracy Now
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06/01/12
Justice Department Orders Florida to Stop Voter Purge Targeting Latino, Democratic Voters

"What we’ve seen in Florida is an effort on a massive scale by Governor [Rick] Scott to suppress the vote, to make it more difficult for people to vote," says Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL). We’re also joined by Diana Sen, lead counsel for ...

Source: Democracy Now
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06/01/12
U.S. Department of Justice calls for end to Florida voter purge

The governor had been sent a letter this week from six congressmen, led by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, asking for the "immediate suspension'' of the voter-log cleanup effort.

Source: Sun Sentinel
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06/01/12
Federal officials order halt to purge of voter rolls

Several Democratic Congress members, including Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Ted Deutch of Boca Raton, have called on Scott to halt the purge. In a speech to a Hispanic group Saturday, Nelson said purge along with new elections laws passed last year ...

Source: Tampa Bay Online
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06/01/12
Justice Department tells Scott administration to quit purging voters

...a long history of voting and elections scrapes in Florida. Civil rights groups and Democrats, including Boca Raton U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, have asked Scott’s administration to abandon the effort. And, citing faulty data, some local supervisors have drop

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06/01/12
U.S. Department of Justice calls for end to Florida voter purge

...on the voter rolls violates two federal laws. The governor had been sent a letter this week from six congressmen, led by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, asking for the "immediate suspension'' of the voter-log cleanup effort. Currently there are no c

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06/01/12
Read D.O.J.'s letter here

...on the voter rolls violates two federal laws. The governor had been sent a letter this week from six congressmen, led by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, asking for the "immediate suspension'' of the voter-log cleanup effort. Currently there are no c

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06/01/12
Justice department tells Florida to stop purging voter rolls

...to validate a person’s legal status as up-to-date [is] limited.’’ Earlier this week, six congressmen and -women, led by U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, had sent a letter to the governor this week asking for the "immediate suspension'' of the v

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05/31/12
Hillborough officials push back against voter rolls purge

Several Democratic Congress members, including Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Ted Deutch of Boca Raton, have called on Scott to halt the purge. In a speech to an Hispanic group Saturday in Tampa, Nelson said the voter purge along with new elections ...

Source: Tampa Bay Online
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05/31/12
Orlando LE - State of Florida tells 91-year-old veteran to prove his citizenship in order to vote

Rick Scott to suspend the program, saying that it has too many inaccuracies. Two of the Congress members, Rep. Ted Deutch and Rep. Alcee Hastings, said that Internicola is an example of the "misguided" program. "It's sloppy, it's a hurried voter purge and

Source: Catholic Online
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05/31/12
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said Rep. Ted Deutch is from Howard County. He's actually from Broward County. Bill Internicola, a 91-yar-old World War II veteran, was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and now lives in Florida ...

Source: NPR News
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05/31/12
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy

...this is about is voter suppression," Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings said this week at a news conference with Internicola. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Howard County Democrat who called the news conference, and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegati

Source: NPR
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05/31/12
Florida's congressional Democrats talk Medicare -- without Republicans

...issue in Florida. Democratic Reps. Alcee L. Hastings of Miramar, Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, Kathy Castor of Tampa, Ted Deutch of Boca Raton, and Frederica Wilson of Miami met Thursday to talk about Medicare -- without the Republicans in the Flo

Source: Miami Herald
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05/31/12
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy

...this is about is voter suppression," Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings said this week at a news conference with Internicola. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Howard County Democrat who called the news conference, and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegati

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05/31/12
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy

...this is about is voter suppression," Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings said this week at a news conference with Internicola. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Howard County Democrat who called the news conference, and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegati

Source: NPR
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05/31/12
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy

...this is about is voter suppression," Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings said this week at a news conference with Internicola. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Howard County Democrat who called the news conference, and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegati

Source: NPR
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05/31/12
Florida tells 91-year-old World War II veteran he must prove his citizenship to vote

...it has too many inaccuracies and questioning the timing and the accuracy of the effort. Two of the Congress members, Rep. Ted Deutch and Rep. Alcee Hastings, said at a Tuesday press conference Internicola is an example of the “misguided” program, th

Source: FOX News
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05/31/12
World War II Vet Caught Up In Florida's Voter Purge Controversy

...this is about is voter suppression," Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings said this week at a news conference with Internicola. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Howard County Democrat who called the news conference, and other Democrats in the state's congressional delegati

Source: NPR
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05/31/12
Hero Veteran, 91, Forced to Prove Citizenship to Vote

...it has too many inaccuracies and questioning the timing and the accuracy of the effort. Two of the Congress members, Rep. Ted Deutch and Rep. Alcee Hastings, said at a Tuesday press conference Internicola is an example of the “misguided” program, th

Source: FOX News
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05/30/12
91-Year-Old WWII Veteran Told He Must Prove His Citizenship to Vote

Two of the Congress members, Rep. Ted Deutch and Rep. Alcee Hastings, said at a Tuesday press conference Internicola is an example of the “misguided” program, the Miami Herald reports. "It’s sloppy, it’s a hurried voter purge and it ...

Source: FOX News
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05/30/12
Florida Democrats Push Back On Gov. Scott's Voter Purge

"My main concerns are there is not transparency, there's no accountability and we've already seen the likelihood that there are potentially thousands of eligible voters who are going to be thrown off the voting rolls," Rep. Ted Deutch ...

Source: International Business Times
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05/30/12
Rick Scott Purging Eligible Voters From Florida’s Rolls

Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) said at a press conference that they “cannot sit idly by while Republicans use stories of mass voter fraud to justify passing laws that will disenfranchise our citizens,” according to his prepared remarks. The Justice Department

Source: TPM
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05/30/12
Rick Scott Purging Eligible Voters From Florida’s Rolls

Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) said at a press conference that they “cannot sit idly by while Republicans use stories of mass voter fraud to justify passing laws that will disenfranchise our citizens,” according to his prepared remarks. The Justice Department

Source: TPM
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05/30/12
White House expects 400 for Jewish American Heritage Month reception reception.

...ATTEND Sen. Ben Cardin Rep. Shelley Berkley Rep. Howard Berman Rep. David Cicilline Rep. Steve Cohen Rep. Susan Davis Rep. Ted Deutch Rep. Eliot Engel Rep. Sander Levin Rep. Nita Lowey Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Jarrod Polis Rep. Jan Schakowsky Rep. Adam

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