A biography for Ted Deutchhasn’t been written yet.
“I came here with a lot of things that I would like to get done for my community and my constituents. Shooting hoops at the White House was not at the top of the list but would certainly be a thrill.”
“In order to survive in a dangerous neighborhood, Israel has always needed to be more than tough. The country has always needed to be smart.”
“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.”
“It was sanctions that drove Iran to the negotiating table in the first place.”
“Corporations that are formed for the purpose of earning profits do not have the constitutionally protected rights that natural citizens have. They should not spend their corporate dollars, Treasury dollars, to influence outcome of elections.”
“We count on the FEC to be the public's watchdog.”
“Standing up to Ahmadinejad is not a partisan issue and should never be one.”
“I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice.”
“Let's make Donald Trump explain his hair.”
“There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran.”
“People want the United States Congress focused on creating jobs in this country.”
“It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.”
“I believe we're stronger when we speak loudly and unapologetically for human rights; when we stand with our allies against common threats like terrorism, radicalization, and poverty; and when we unite to prevent the world's most dangerous regimes from acquiring the world's deadliest weapons.”
“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.”
“We ought to be able to forgo the constant need to raise money and just focus on working together to solve the problems this country faces.”
“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.”
“While I was serving in the Florida Senate, American soldiers were being killed in Iraq, a war we should have never started, and often by Iranian proxies and their improvised explosive devices.”
“After a decade in public life working to stop Iran from ever acquiring nuclear weapons, I cannot support a deal giving Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief - in return for letting it maintain an advanced nuclear program and the infrastructure of a threshold nuclear state.”
“Let's make Jeb Bush explain his plan to give millionaires another massive tax cut.”
“I am excited to run in the community where my wife and I work, where my daughters graduated and my son attends high school, where my family goes to synagogue, and where I have spent so much time working for and with the people of South Florida.”