St. Petersburg, FL – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (FL-13) released the following statement calling for two additional stimulus payments to be included in the upcoming CARES 2 legislative package. With the State of Florida’s broken unemployment website continuing to leave people unable to receive their state and federal benefits, Congressman Crist is calling on the federal government to contin... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement after his call for the Secretary of Defense to reverse a new policy that would kick children of Coast Guard servicemembers out of Department of Defense child care was answered. Under the proposed policy, slated to go into effect June 1, Coast Guard families would have been at a lower priority for... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, legislation that would replenish the Paycheck Protection Program and Emergency Injury Disaster Loans and Advance Grants for small businesses, secure additional emergency funds for hospitals, and increas... Read more »

St. Petersburg, FL – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) sent letters to the heads of Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, calling on them to do everything within their power to require the safe storage of oil and gas surpluses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports are surfacing that due to the weak demand and ... Read more »

St. Petersburg, FL – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist has announced his nomination of Captain Brett Crozier for the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Crist is nominating Captain Crozier for his bravery and courageous leadership in alerting military leaders to COVID-19 health concerns for the seamen and women under his command. The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award recognizes offici... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Chairs of seven relevant House committees suggesting additional provisions for inclusion in the upcoming coronavirus response stimulus packages. After passing three bipartisan, bicameral, coronavirus emergency funding and response packages aimed... Read more »

St. Petersburg – Today, Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) called on the State of Florida to work with the tech community to develop a mobile app to make Florida’s broken unemployment application process work better for the people who need the help. In a letter to Florida Department of Economic Development Executive Director Ken Lawson, Crist highlights the need for more than just a pape... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) called for the resignation of Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly following his remarks denigrating Captain Brett Crozier of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, who was relieved from duty for alerting military leaders to COVID-19 health concerns for the seamen and women under his command. Crist serves as a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on ... Read more »

St. Petersburg, FL - Today, U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement following reports that some large companies and organizations would be laying off or furloughing employees despite receiving federal financial assistance in the CARES Act. “The American people expect that companies accepting taxpayer assistance are not putting those same Americans out ... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion legislative package that comprehensively addresses the impact the novel coronavirus is having on the financial security and well-being of the American people. The legislation, which passe... Read more »