Today, as a government shutdown looms over Washington, U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist (FL-13) and Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) led a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan calling for common-sense compromise to keep the government open. The seven lawmakers, who previously supporting continuing resolutions this fiscal year, expressed concern over the continued absence of a critical budget caps agreement and bipartisan so... Read more »

U.S. Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement regarding an expected vote tomorrow on another continuing resolution, which would keep the government on a month-to-month budget while failing to provide for our defense and domestic needs and leaving in limbo our DREAMers, full reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, disaster relief, and funding fo... Read more »

Just two months after introducing H.R. 4345, the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) announced it has received the endorsement of the National Military & Veterans Alliance (NMVA). NMVA – a non-partisan group of military and veterans service organizations including American Logistics Association; American Military Retirees Assoc... Read more »

U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), members of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, introduced a pair of bills – the Puppy Protection Act [HR 4693] and the Welfare of Our Friends (WOOF!) Act [HR 4691] – to provide better protection for man’s best friend by improving standards for federally licensed commercial dog breeders. “The Bible teaches us to care f... Read more »

Continuing to advocate for Main Street, U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Rod Blum (R-IA) introduced the Access Business Credit (ABC) Act (H.R. 4424). The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to incentivize community banks to provide credit for small businesses. Specifically, interest received by a lender for a small business loan would be excluded from the lender’s gross income. The ... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement outlining his opposition to the fiscally irresponsible, morally bankrupt Republican tax package. The plan prioritizes special interests over the middle class, with large cuts reserved for the top 1% of earners, a doubling of the estate tax exemption, providing corporations with massive, permanent tax cuts – while individ... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement blasting the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting to roll back net neutrality regulations, creating fast and slow lanes on the internet. This rule change could end up costing consumers more money, slowing down content delivery, and hurting small businesses. Crist has been an outspoken supporter of keeping n... Read more »

U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Mike Johnson (R-LA) established a new bipartisan Honor and Civility Caucus to uphold and promote the ideals of civility and statesmanship and to restore trust and confidence in America’s political institutions. The caucus will work to foster more productive dialogue in Congress and to advance specific initiatives to improve the tone of the nation’s pol... Read more »

U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (FL-13) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) introduced bipartisan legislation prohibiting U.S. military assistance to any country that sells restricted weapons or technology to Iran. The No Arms Sales to Iran Act aims to discourage others in the international community from engaging in arms sales that could undermine ongoing efforts to contain and curb Iran's aggressive ac... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement voicing his opposition to the House Republicans' tax plan. In Florida, more than a million middle class families would see their taxes go up under the plan, which also cuts Medicare by $25 billion and increases the national debt by $1.5 trillion. "I hoped we could have real bipartisan tax reform, but the plan produced by... Read more »