Even as dozens of families are reporting mold and other issues in private housing at MacDill Air Force Base, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Last week, Crist introduced a bill to “empower military base commanders to hold private companies managing on-base military housing accountable for the health and safety of servicemembers and their families” and h... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) released the following letter signed by Florida Reps. Kathy Castor, Gus Bilirakis, and Darren Soto calling on Secretary DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education to take aggressive action against Argosy University, and ensure that students impacted by the for-profit University’s poor decisions are financially protected. Following its acquisition by Dream Center... Read more »

Four members of Congress from Florida are demanding that the U.S. Department of Education conduct a “full investigation” of financially troubled Argosy University, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced Thursday. The St. Petersburg Democrat sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that also requested “immediate and direct assistance” for Argosy students who have not received federal money that ... Read more »

Washington, DC - Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) introduced legislation today that would empower military base commanders to hold private companies managing on-base military housing accountable for the health and safety of servicemembers and their families. Reporting by the Tampa Bay Times has uncovered serious issues with privately constructed and managed on-base housing in the Tampa region, ... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) released the following statement regarding the violence and humanitarian crisis taking place in Venezuela, condemning the actions of the Maduro regime: "Violently blocking aid to ease the humanitarian crisis he created, Maduro’s latest moves to preserve his illegitimate dictatorship represent a new, detestable low. Time and time again, Maduro forces the... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) voiced his strong support for ensuring the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg (USFSP) be designated a branch campus – not an instructional site – of the University of South Florida (USF) in the ongoing consolidation process. In the coming months, the USF Board of Trustees is expected to finalize decisions on the consolidation structure for all ... Read more »

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is stepping up the pressure on telecom providers to find a way to reduce the number of robocalls directed at consumers. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has repeated his call for an effective caller ID authentication system to combat illegal caller ID spoofing by the end of the year. “American consumers are sick and tired of unwanted robocalls, this consumer among ... Read more »

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., is leading the charge on Capitol Hill to crack down on puppy mills. Last week, Crist and U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., joined Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Glenn ‘G.T.’ Thompson (R-PA), to bring out the “Welfare of Our Friends (WOOF) Act” which “would protect dogs from unscrupulous breeders by amending the Animal Welfare Act to prohibi... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) applauded the award of a $1.9 million RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence grant to the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO), part of USF's College of Marine Science located in St. Petersburg. The grant program, which directs funding from civil penalties paid by BP in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, will support new science, monitoring, and ... Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) joined fellow members of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), and Glenn 'G.T.' Thompson (R-PA), in introducing bipartisan legislation promoting the welfare and improving living conditions of commercially-bred dogs. The Welfare of Our Friends (WOOF) Act (HR 1002) would protect dogs from unscr... Read more »