Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) report which found overcrowded, squalid conditions at migrant detention facilities along the southern border. Disturbing information has also come to light regarding a Facebook group comprised of current and former ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressmen Charlie Crist and Gus Bilirakis have joined the American Flood Coalition, a nonpartisan alliance to address the growing threat of flooding and sea level rise. Crist, a St. Petersburg Democrat, and Bilirakis, a Palm Harbor Republican represent portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area, including all of Pinellas County. According to the U.S. A... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on inclusion of his Spam Calls Task Force Act (H.R. 721) as an amendment to Chairman Frank Pallone’s (D-NJ) bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375), which passed the Communications and Technology Subcommittee under unanimous vote and is expected to be considered by the full Energy and C... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released a statement on H.R. 3351, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2020, which includes a record $300 million for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. CDFIs provide critical credit and financial services to underserved communities across the country, givi... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), introduced the Shelter Act, to help Americans protect their homes or businesses against hurricanes, tornados, floods, drought, and wildfires. The Shelter Act would create a first-of-its-kind disaster mitigation tax credit for families and bu... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on passage of H.R. 3401, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act. The bill which passed by a vote of 230-195, provides $4.5 billion to address the humanitarian crisis at the Southern border and holds the Administration accounta... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on passage of an amendment, co-authored with Rep. Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), that would block oil and gas drilling off the coasts of Florida, including within the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The amendment was added to the Interior Appropriations bill (H.R. 3055), passing the U.S. House of Representati... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on obtaining $7 million for Tampa International Airport (TPA) in the fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The funds are part of a $20 million distribution from the Transportation Security Administration to reimburse airports for security upgrades they incurred following the 9/1... Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement on inclusion of a 3.1% pay raise for our military servicemembers in H.R. 2740, the Defense Appropriations spending bill for FY 2020. H.R. 2740 is being debated this week on the House floor, and is expected to pass next week. “Every day, our servicemembers put their lives on the line for our count... Read more »

Washington, DC– U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Roger Williams (R-TX) released the following statement on inclusion of their bill, the State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund Act of 2019 (H.R.1610), in the comprehensive flood insurance reauthorization and reform package approved by the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. The bill which reauthorizes the National Flood Insu... Read more »