Ted Deutch Quotes

Ted Deutch

Profession : Politician

Birth : May 7, 1966

Germany can make a major difference in the lives of so many Holocaust survivors who are struggling in their later years.

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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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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.

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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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It was sanctions that drove Iran to the negotiating table in the first place.

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In South Florida, where there are so many beneficiaries, when Social Security isn't adjusted to reflect their increased costs, that affects their daily lives and their contributions to our local economy.

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Individuals can stand up against genocide in Darfur and Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.

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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.

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The Democracy is for People Amendment will stop corporations and their front groups from using their profits and dark money donations to influence our elections while reaffirming the right of the American people to elections that are fair and representatives that are accountable.

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I look forward to representing the voters of District 30 and moving the state in a new direction.

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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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I have been talking to a lot of people who don't normally vote Democratic - independents and Republicans. They have been voting for Democrats because they think it's important to change the direction America is going.

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I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.

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Pressure for the most part comes from this overarching concern that if I head into the election season without sufficient resources, then any outside group, any individual, any super PAC may choose to come in to my district and overwhelm it and take over the airwaves and control the debate.

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Everybody has to agree that the best thing we can do to start reducing the deficit in this country is to put people back to work.

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It's not class warfare to suggest that we shouldn't look to seniors and the less fortunate to bear the brunt of deficit reduction. I believe America needs to understand there needs to be a sense of fairness.

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People want the United States Congress focused on creating jobs in this country.

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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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Beyond a power play by the oil industry, there is no conceivable explanation for barring courts within any state from considering cases related to oil leases and energy production off its own coastlines.

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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.

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