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Scott PowersMarch 16, 2018

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto has received endorsements from all ten of the other Democratic members of Congress from Florida, his re-election campaign announced Friday. The announced endorsements would come as no surprise and seemingly fill no particularly-urgent campaign purpose, since Soto’s only opponent thus far in Florida’s 9th Congressional District is a Republican, St. Cloud […]

Staff ReportsMarch 14, 2018

The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. Of the bill’s 94 co-sponsors, 18 are members of the Florida Delegation. The bill was introduced two weeks before the murder of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The bill offers funding for training to prevent student violence against others […]

Scott PowersMarch 13, 2018

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Washington D.C.’s mayor and representative to Congress, joined by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch from Florida, called Florida’s Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio a hypocrite Tuesday because of his proposal to repeal gun laws in the District of Columbia while offering support for tighter gun laws in Florida. Deutch, of Boca Raton whose district includes […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 26, 2018

Keeping a promise he made to the brother of a student killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch introduced legislation to create the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018. Filing the bill Monday, Deutch, a Boca Raton Democrat, was joined by David Cicilline of Rhode Island and 153 other Democrats. On Valentine’s Day, a […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 22, 2018

On the debate over assault rifle bans, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King believes the Florida Legislature is a bunch of cowards. With the eyes of the nation on them, the GOP-led state House blocked a move by Democrats Tuesday to debate a ban on assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines in Florida, six days after a massacre […]

Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2018

If the crowd at Wednesday night’s gun discussion at the BB&T Center in Sunrise was indicative of more than just a normally Democratic community now suffering from one of the most horrific school massacres in history, then Republicans such as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and staunch 2nd Amendment advocates can find little place there. In […]

Danny McAuliffeFebruary 19, 2018

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Gov. Rick Scott will not attend a CNN-hosted town hall discussion with students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, their family members and the surrounding community. The reason? Scott’s staff said the governor will be busy in Tallahassee addressing the issue of student safety. “With only three weeks left of our annual legislative session, Governor Rick […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 16, 2018

Two weeks ago, Jacksonville Republican John Rutherford and Boca Raton Democrat Ted Deutch teamed up with two other members of Congress on legislation to improve local early intervention programs, an effort that will hopefully prevent school violence. One day after 17 people were slaughtered in his Congressional District — one of the worst acts of gun violence in […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 9, 2018

The House has narrowly passed a sweeping bipartisan budget accord, ending an hours-long government shutdown and clearing a path for huge spending increases for both the Pentagon and domestic programs. The 240-186 vote sends the $400 billion spending plan to President Donald Trump, who has promised to sign it. Passage of the measure came over […]

Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation introduced by Boca Raton Democrat Ted Deutch that would reform the way lawmakers’ offices handle sexual harassment cases. The bipartisan “Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act” (H.R. 4924) is a direct response to a number of reports and allegations of lawmakers from both parties making making sexually harassing female […]

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Darren Soto endorsed by 10 other members of Fla. congressional district

U.S. House passes STOP School Violence Act

D.C. officials, Ted Deutch call Marco Rubio a hypocrite, phony for his D.C. gun bill

Ted Deutch introduces legislation to ban assault weapons

Chris King: Legislature ‘cowardly’ for running from assault rifle ban

CNN Parkland town hall crowd expresses powerful gun-control message

Rick Scott will skip CNN town hall, workshop student safety instead

In wake of Parkland shooting, Ted Deutch urges Congress to pass school safety bill

Florida politicians react to budget deal ending government shutdown

Ted Deutch hails effort to address sexual harassment in Congress