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" 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. "

Ted Deutch

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" Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking. "

" Those who want to cut Social Security are prepared to take hostages, manufacture crises, and use scare tactics to undermine the retirement security of Americans. "

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" Many of my constituents are in their 80s, 90s, even 100, and our focus is ensuring that their needs can be provided for. "

" We know that for children, hunger is especially devastating. "

" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I have an open door to meet with my constituents and that I work hard to respond to their needs, and I'm proud of the constituent service that we provide. "

" The issues that we face as a country and in South Florida aren't broken down by city line or county line. "

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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. "

" There is total unanimity that the most serious threat facing the United States and Israel is a nuclear-armed Iran. "

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

" 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. "

" Social Security is fundamentally strong. "

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" Individuals want to know that none of their own money is being invested in companies that put their profits ahead of international security. "

" 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. "

" 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. "