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60-518: On November 27, 2018, House caucus members Ted Deutch (D-FL), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and John Delaney (D-MD) introduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (HR 763), which would implement a national carbon fee and dividend . It had also been introduced in the Senate in 2018 as S. 3791. The 2018 midterm elections illustrated

120-555: A special election following the resignation of Robert Wexler . Deutch chaired the House Ethics Committee from 2019 until his resignation, a position in which he succeeded Susan Brooks . He served as the Florida state senator from the 30th district from 2006 to 2010. On February 28, 2022, Deutch announced he would not seek reelection in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections , instead taking

180-640: A terrorist attack . This legislation was reintroduced in 2015, and became law in November 2015. On March 18, 2014, Rep. Brooks introduced the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act (H.R. 4275; 113th Congress) . The bill would allow some charities, schools, and volunteer organizations to remain exempt from pension plan rules under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and

240-564: A bipartisan group of Greek-American and Jewish-American members of Congress called the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance. It was announced at a special congressional event. On February 28, 2022, Deutch announced he would not seek reelection in 2022 , instead taking a job as chief executive officer of the New York City -based nonprofit American Jewish Committee . On September 30, 2022,

300-516: A counselor to each victim. Brooks believes the U.S. is underprepared to fight bioterrorism and respond to other biological threats. She has introduced legislation that increases funding for federal biodefense activities. According to Brooks: ISIS and other terrorist groups are trying to get chemical and biological weapons; the U.S. is vulnerable to epidemics and pandemics; and the U.S. is more reactive than proactive when it comes to biological threats. The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense released

360-519: A crowded seven-way primary—the real contest in this strongly Republican district. She had actually entered the race before Burton's retirement. New Jersey Governor and former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie endorsed and fundraised for Brooks. In May 2012, she won the Republican primary with 30% of the vote, just one point ahead of the second-place finisher and former U.S. Congressman David McIntosh . With Brooks' election in November 2012, she became

420-488: A growing partisan divide over climate, and one third of incumbent Republican members of the Caucus, including co-chair Curbelo, lost their seats. One study concluded that this showed limited value for GOP members in pursuing bipartisan climate action. The House caucus went partially dormant after the 2018 elections, relaunching in 2023 with leaders Andrew Garbarino and Chrissy Houlahan . The House Caucus web site describes

480-652: A job as chief executive officer of the American Jewish Committee by October 1, 2022. On September 30, 2022, Deutch resigned from the House. Deutch was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , the son of Jean (née Mindlin) and the late Bernard Deutch. He is Jewish . His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Belarus and Russia. A graduate of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Deutch graduated from

540-496: A lifetime 72% conservative score from the American Conservative Union . On fiscal issues, Brooks has an 85% lifetime rating from the fiscally conservative Americans for Prosperity . In 2015, she was the only Indiana Republican in the House to vote for a bipartisan continuing resolution to fund the federal government. On social issues, Brooks is pro-life and opposes abortion. She has a 100% rating from

600-517: A report in 2015 that concluded that the country's biodefense efforts needed to be improved. It gave 39 specific actionable recommendations. To help implement some of these recommendations, Brooks introduced H.R. 3299 - the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act, along with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo . The bill incentivizes the development of vaccines for pathogens identified as dangerous by

660-579: A slate of issues affecting children and the elderly. At the end of his tenure in the state senate, Deutch served as vice chair of the Committee on Regulated Industries and the Policy and Steering Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee. In late 2009, Deutch declared his candidacy in a special election to fill the 19th congressional district seat formerly held by Robert Wexler , who left Congress to lead

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720-569: A spot on Indianapolis Business Journal 's 40 under 40 list in 1999. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed her as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana . She earned an advisory-leadership role with two U.S. Attorneys General. She focused on mortgage fraud, gun violence, drug trafficking, gangs, child exploitation, and identity theft. In her first few weeks in office, she charged Dr. Randolph Lievertz of Indianapolis with illegally prescribing OxyContin . She said he

780-670: A weapon of war like this," referencing semi-automatic rifles. During his tenure in Congress, Deutch has voted on several pieces of gun legislation. He voted against H. R. 38 (the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act ), which would enable concealed carry reciprocity among all states. Deutch also voted against H. J. Res. 40 , which ultimately passed and used the Congressional Review Act to block implementation of an Obama-era Amendment to

840-527: A working group to develop new guidance and best practices for members of the medical community, reauthorize prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) critical to local law enforcement efforts, increase access to life-saving Naloxone and raise public, provider, and patient awareness of opioid drugs. It is the companion bill to S. 1134, legislation introduced by Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) in April 2015. On March 14, 2014, Brooks introduced

900-506: Is "opposed to any sexual harassment, whether in the workplace or out of the workplace." In a 2017 interview, she said that she had not personally experienced sexual harassment. She described the harassment allegations against Donald Trump as "personally disgusting." She describes the federal process for investigating sexual harassment in federal workplaces as "not...as effective as it should be." She supports creating an ombudsman or advocate's office to handle reports, which would also provide

960-624: Is a blend of "ideas from "Move to Amend, Free Speech for People, Public Citizen, People For the American Way, Common Cause, and the Center for Media and Democracy". In November 2018, Deutch and other members of congress introduced legislation to enact a carbon tax and Dividend in the United States. On December 18, 2019, Deutch voted to impeach President Donald Trump . Deutch voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of

1020-579: Is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership . In February 2018, Brooks along with U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) founded a new bipartisan caucus called the Congressional Biodefense Caucus . The group will work to focus in "improving the preparedness of the United States to respond to a pandemic or chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats." Brooks and Eshoo launched

1080-457: Is a recognition of existing U.S. law that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that the U.S. embassy should ultimately be located in the capital." Deutch accused fellow Democrat Rashida Tlaib of antisemitism after she cited Human Rights Watch in calling Israel an apartheid state on the House floor. On October 1, 2020, Deutch co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that condemned Azerbaijan ’s offensive operations against

1140-541: Is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district from 2010 to 2022. His district, numbered as the 19th district from 2010 to 2013 and as the 21st from 2013 to 2017, included much of northern Broward County and southern Palm Beach County in South Florida . A member of the Democratic Party , he first entered Congress in 2010 after

1200-544: Is one of the legislative proposals highlighted by the bipartisan Blue Ribbon Panel Study on Biodefense as an important step towards shoring up our national security and preparedness for biothreats. On June 17, 2015, Brooks introduced the Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015, H.R. 2805, which targets several areas of need critical to reducing the number of painkiller and heroin overdose deaths each year. The legislation will establish

1260-738: The Sagamore of the Wabash . In 2008, she earned the Touchstone Award and for the second time earned Influential Woman of Indianapolis. In 2011, she also earned for the second time the Who's Who in Law. When she was U.S. Attorney, her Southern District covered two-thirds of Indiana, including the majority of the newly redrawn 5th District, after 2011 redistricting. Fifteen-term Republican U.S. Congressman Dan Burton decided to retire. Brooks entered

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1320-408: The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections for the 116th Congress this rule was loosened, but strict balance was restored again in 2023 in the 118th Congress. In the 118th Congress , the 66 members were as follows: The Senate Climate Solutions Caucus was announced by Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) on October 23, 2019. The two Senators wrote in an op-ed announcing

1380-561: The Armenian -populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh , denounced Turkey ’s role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict , and called for an immediate ceasefire. On November 28, 2018, Deutch introduced a carbon fee and dividend bill, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 , saying, "this aggressive carbon pricing scheme introduced by members from both parties marks an important opportunity to begin to seriously address

1440-516: The Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation . He won the Democratic primary with 85% of the vote, and on April 13, 2010, won the special election , defeating Republican Edward J. Lynch . Deutch defeated Republican nominee Joe Budd and write-in candidate Stan Smilan. After Florida underwent redistricting in 2012, Deutch's district was renumbered as the 21st district . Deutch won

1500-789: The Internal Revenue Code . Brooks argued that the bill was needed because "some charities, schools and cooperatives are actually shutting down summer camps, cutting back on services to the community, or raising prices just to meet their pension obligations." The bill passed the House on March 24, 2014. On July 29, 2015, Brooks introduced, along with Rep. Anna Eshoo , the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 , H.R. 3299. The bill would streamline government decisions and provide incentives for vaccines and treatment of dangerous pathogens and diseases. Brooks sponsored

1560-491: The Ivy Tech Community College . According to their website, "She is responsible for the leadership, direction and development of Ivy Tech's statewide strategies and programming in workforce development. She is an integral part of the state's strategic initiative to develop a trained workforce to attract and retain businesses in an effort to bolster the economic viability of the state." In 2007, she earned

1620-859: The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 that was aimed at preventing the mentally infirm from legally purchasing firearms. Deutch has an F rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund , indicating that it does not believe he adequately supports gun rights. After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , Deutch endorsed several gun control measures. He cosponsored H. R. 5087 , the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018, saying, "Americans don't own tanks or missiles; so why should our streets be flooded with weapons of war made for

1680-533: The National Right to Life Committee , which opposes legal abortion; she also supports gun rights and has an "A" grade from the NRA Political Victory Fund . Brooks is supportive of LGBT rights . In May 2019, she voted for the Equality Act , which prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity . Brooks joined seven other Republicans and 228 Democrats in supporting

1740-680: The Social Media Working Group Act of 2014 (H.R. 4263, 113th Congress) ; H.R. 623, 114th Congress), a bill that would direct the United States Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a social media working group to provide guidance and best practices to the emergency preparedness and response community on the use of social media technologies before, during, and after

1800-588: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security . The bill was signed into law as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. In March 2018, Brooks and Anna Eschoo launched the Congressional Biodefense Caucus. Within a week, the caucus had 21 Members of Congress as members. The caucus is “dedicated to strengthening our nation's biodefense enterprise and national security.” The caucus will focus on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and pandemic outbreaks. In July 2019, Brooks

1860-666: The University of Michigan , where he served as editor-in-chief of Consider magazine and was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship . He received his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School . As a member of the National Young Leadership Cabinet of United Jewish Communities , Deutch organized over 2,500 people to march on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , to pressure Congress on

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1920-455: The Caucus as "working together to combat climate change while also protecting the economic prosperity of the United States. This is a group dedicated to building a constructive dialogue about climate change, economics, energy, and conservation among Members of Congress, global leaders, environmental organizations, and business leaders." Membership of the caucus is restricted to consist of equal representation of Republicans and Democrats . After

1980-424: The November 6 general election with no major-party opposition. In the general election, against write-in opposition, Deutch won with 99.6% of the vote. In December 2015, Florida underwent redistricting due to a Supreme Court ruling. Most of Deutch's territory became the 22nd district, and was pushed further into Broward County. In the process, it absorbed the portion of Broward County that had previously been in

2040-504: The November 8, 2018, general election, 62% to 38% Deutch was sworn in as a member of the United States House of Representatives on April 15, 2010. In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , Deutch spoke out in favor of expanded gun control legislation. Stoneman Douglas is in his district. He spoke at a CNN town hall meeting and urged action. "A lot of people have told this community—people from all around

2100-465: The Preserving our Promise to Seniors Act, which aims to keep Social Security benefits in line with retirees' costs and gradually raises the cap on FICA taxes over a period of seven years. During the 2011 debate on the debt ceiling, Deutch assembled and brought to the House floor an elaborate, game-show-style wheel to illustrate which government services he claimed would be endangered by a default on

2160-600: The Senate is bi-partisan, the rules of the caucus require that new members may only join with a member of the opposite party to ensure that the number of Democrats and Republicans stays the same. All actions by the caucus require unanimous agreement among the members. The caucus membership for the 116th Congress is as follows (independent Angus King (I-ME) caucuses with the Democrats): Ted Deutch Theodore Eliot Deutch ( / d ɔɪ tʃ / DOYTCH ; born May 7, 1966)

2220-422: The Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015, H.R. 3299, bipartisan legislation that will dramatically transform and enhance the nation's ability to respond to current and emerging biothreats. This legislation reforms our nation's medical countermeasure acquisition process, incentivizes research to combat the next generation of deadly diseases, and increases accountability of preparedness spending. It

2280-647: The U.S. House of Representatives in 2020 . Brooks was born to Robert and Marilyn Wiant in Fort Wayne, Indiana . She was raised in Fort Wayne and graduated from Homestead High School . She earned a B.A. degree from Miami University, Ohio , where she was a part of the sorority Alpha Omicron Pi , and her J.D. degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law . She practiced criminal defense law from 1985 to 1997. She

2340-435: The U.S. House of Representatives was notified that Deutch was resigning at the end of the day. Deutch is married and has three children. He is a vegan. Susan Brooks Susan Lynn Brooks (née Wiant ) (born August 25, 1960) is an American prosecutor and politician. She is a Republican and the former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district . She was elected in 2012. The district includes

2400-667: The bill in response to a report released in October 2015 by the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense . Brooks was ranked as the 44th most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the first session of the 115th United States Congress by the Bipartisan Index, created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy to assess congressional bipartisanship. She

2460-599: The caucus during a reception in Washington with more than 50 attendees from Congress and the biodefense industry. Susan Brooks was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership which presented what it described as centrist Republican policies and also described as a moderately conservative Congressional caucus. The non-partisan National Journal gave her a composite ideological rating of 78% conservative and 22% liberal. She has

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2520-754: The caucus: Today, we are launching the Senate Climate Solutions Caucus, a bipartisan group of senators who, like the Americans we serve, believe Congress should play a central role in guiding America's 21st century energy economy and addressing the challenge of a changing climate. Our caucus seeks to take the politics out of this important issue. Instead, members will commit to an honest dialogue, through which we can develop solutions that solidify American environmental leadership, promote American workers, and make meaningful progress on protecting our environment. The Climate Solutions Caucus in

2580-727: The end of the session and would not seek re-election. She retained her role as recruitment chairman for the Republican National Congressional Committee for the 2020 election. On December 19, 2017, Brooks voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 . On May 4, 2017, Brooks voted for the American Health Care Act, reversing her position of February 2017, when she claimed to oppose taking insurance from people with preexisting conditions. On July 29, 2015, Brooks introduced

2640-474: The immediate threat of climate change." After the bill died at the end of the 115th Congress , he reintroduced it as the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 , saying, "climate change is an urgent threat that demands urgent bipartisan action. With this legislation, we are making clear to our colleagues that bipartisanship is possible—even necessary—to address climate change in this Congress." In 2013, Deutch and Representative Gus Bilirakis created

2700-440: The legislation, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives during the 116th United States Congress . Regarding marijuana policy, Brooks has a "D" rating from NORML for her voting history regarding cannabis -related causes. Brooks opposes veterans having access to medical marijuana if recommended by their Veterans Health Administration doctor and if it is legal for medicinal purposes in their state of residence. Brooks

2760-622: The minimum age to buy a rifle to 21, and repealing the 1996 Dickey Amendment . On January 5, 2017, Deutch voted in favor of a House resolution condemning UN Security Council Resolution 2334 , which condemned Israeli settlement building in the Palestinian territories as a violation of international law, saying, "it ignores Palestinian terrorism, incitement to violence, and payments to families of terrorists." Deutch supported President Donald Trump 's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital , saying: "The president's decision today

2820-551: The national debt. On November 19, 2011, Deutch introduced a resolution proposing "an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to expressly exclude for-profit corporations from the rights given to natural persons by the Constitution of the United States, prohibit corporate spending in all elections, and affirm the authority of Congress and the states to regulate corporations and to regulate and set limits on all election contributions and expenditures". Deutch's amendment

2880-438: The neighboring 22nd district represented by Lois Frankel , which had been renumbered as the 21st. This came after the state supreme court suggested it was better to have only one district splitting the two counties. After the new lines were announced, Deutch announced he would run in the new 22nd. Although the new lines put his home near Boca Raton just inside the borders of the 21st, members of Congress are required only to live in

2940-626: The nomination to Eric Holcomb , Indiana's lieutenant governor and Pence's second in command during his administration, who was then elected governor. In the 116th Congress, she was a co-chair of the House moderate Republican faction, the Tuesday Group , alongside John Katko and Fred Upton . She is also recruitment chair for the National Republican Congressional Committee. On June 14, 2019, Brooks announced that she would not run for reelection to

3000-586: The northern fifth of Indianapolis , as well as many of the city's affluent northern and eastern suburbs. Brooks served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2001 to 2007. She was a candidate to replace Mike Pence in the 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election after he withdrew from the race to be Donald Trump 's running mate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election . However, Indiana Republicans gave

3060-452: The second Republican woman elected to Congress from Indiana alongside Jackie Walorski (the last having been Cecil Harden , who served from 1949 to 1959) and sixth overall (Democrats having previously elected four: Virginia Jenckes from 1933 to 1939; Katie Hall from 1982 to 1985; Jill L. Long from 1989 to 1995 and Julia Carson from 1997 until her death in 2007). Brooks won the 2012 election, defeating Democrat Scott Reske with 58% of

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3120-611: The sole purpose of killing people?" Deutch also announced his support for H. R. 4909 , the STOP School Violence Act of 2018. The STOP School Violence Act would allow grants to train school staff how to identify troubled students and intervene before crises. The grants could also be used for developing an anonymous reporting system for students to submit concerns, as well as improving the physical infrastructure of schools against attacks. Deutch also supports universal background checks , banning bump stocks , raising

3180-581: The state they wish to represent. In a statement, Deutch stressed his longstanding ties to Broward County, which accounted for 80% of the reconfigured district. He had represented much of the Broward County portion of the district for a decade at the federal and state levels. The Sun Sentinel also noted that staying in a Broward-based district would increase Deutch's statewide and national profile by allowing him to advertise on Miami/Fort Lauderdale television. Deutch defeated Republican Nicolas Kimaz in

3240-540: The time in the 117th Congress , according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis. Deutch believes that limitations can be placed on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, saying, "the majority of people in this country now understand that there are limitations on the Second Amendment. You cannot own an automatic weapon. You cannot own a bazooka. And so there is no reason to continue to sell to people

3300-532: The vote. Brooks's vote to end the October 2013 government shutdown led members of the Tea Party to support David Stockdale's campaign for her seat. In the primary election on May 6, Brooks defeated Stockdale and his fellow challenger, David Campbell, winning 73% of the vote. On November 4, Brooks won the general election with 65% of the vote, defeating Democrat Shawn Denney and Libertarian John Krom. Brooks

3360-416: The world—that it's too soon," he said. "It's too soon to get together to have this kind of forum. It's too soon to talk about preventing another tragedy like the one that struck our community from happening anywhere again. It's too soon to talk about getting weapons of war out of our communities. It is not too soon. It is too late for the 17 lives that were lost." Shortly after his election, Deutch introduced

3420-630: Was appointed by Mayor Stephen Goldsmith in 1998 to be deputy mayor. She monitored the police, fire, and emergency response activities. She focused on crime, the criminal justice system, and social welfare issues. She served on the following boards: After she was deputy mayor, she joined the Indianapolis-based law firm of Ice Miller in the Government Services Practice Group. In 1999, she was named Influential Woman of Indianapolis . That year, she also earned

3480-469: Was by far the biggest prescriber of that drug under Indiana's Medicaid program. In 2000, he prescribed six times more than the amount of Indiana's second highest prescriber of Oxy. She earned the Who's Who in Law in 2002, Super Lawyer from 2004 to 2008, and Indiana Lawyer Leadership in 2006. In October 2007, she decided to resign her position as U.S. Attorney to become general counsel and senior vice president for workforce and economic development at

3540-418: Was held to 56 percent of the vote to Democrat Dee Thornton's 43 percent of the vote. It was the first time a Democrat had managed even 40 percent of the vote in the district since it assumed its present configuration as a north suburban district in 1983 (it was numbered as the 6th from 1983 to 2003, and has been the 5th since 2003). Brooks announced on June 14, 2019, that she would be retiring from Congress at

3600-654: Was one of four Republican House members to vote in support of a motion to condemn remarks by President Trump made on Twitter calling on "'Progressive' Democrat Congresswomen who originally came from countries" that are described as failing to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came." Brooks voted against both articles of impeachment in the First Impeachment of Donald Trump . As of 2012 Brooks resided in Carmel, Indiana with her husband, David, and their two children. She

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