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Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Republican U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo have joined 16 other members of Congress to sponsor a bipartisan bill that would seek to stymie foreign political online advertising like that alleged in the 2016 campaign by Russia. The bill, House Resolution 4077, dubbed the “Honest Ads Act,” seeks to improve disclosure requirements for political digital advertising so that other countries or their agents cannot seek to influence American elections by buying advertising... Read more

Following reporting by 60 Minutes and the Tampa Bay Times, U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) is demanding the U.S. Department of Transportation take action to improve passenger safety, reforming the FAA, and holding Allegiant Airlines accountable for past safety violations. Allegiant operates 95 percent of all flights at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport located in the Pinellas County district Crist represents. Please find a copy of the letter attached and below: A... Read more

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist said his office has received complaints from Bay Pines employees alleging discrimination, abuse of power, harassment and retaliation. WASHINGTON, DC – Continued claims of abuses at the Bay Pines VA health system have prompted U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist to publicly call for a report on an investigation into the claims. In a video statement, Crist said he reported the allegations to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in December. At that time, he asked for an investigatio... Read more

U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) is publicly calling for an investigation by the VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection into troubling claims of abuse reported by Bay Pines employees. Crist is requesting a status update from the Whistleblower office after sharing these allegations last year. His office transmitted new reports of alleged abuse to the VA this week. Click here to view Congressman Crist's statement regarding his calls for investigation. Please f... Read more

This week, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., once again urged the U.S. Interior Department to reverse its decision downgrading the Florida manatee’s status from “endangered” to “threatened.” In April 2017, Crist signed a letter led by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., to U.S. Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke opposing the decision. Other signers included U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Fla., and Florida Democrats U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, Val Demings, Ted Deutch, Alcee Hastings, Stephanie Murphy, Darren Soto, Deb... Read more

On Manatee Appreciation Day, U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) is calling on the U.S. Department of Interior to reverse its 2017 decision downgrading protections for the Florida manatee from an "endangered" to "threatened" species. Following that decision, Crist joined with fellow members of the Florida Congressional Delegation to urge the restoring of endangered protections for manatees. In the year since this status change, the number of manatee deaths has risen dramatically... Read more

Manatees can hold their breath for 20 minutes underwater. They're innately gentle creatures. Although they've been observed as far north as Cape Cod, they can't survive in water that's below 60 degrees fahrenheit — and they prefer it above 72. They have no natural predators, save for humans' penchant for awfulness. And March 28th was the day we all got a pass to stare at adorable manatee photos. Happy Manatee Appreciation Day! To mark the occasion, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist (D-St. Petersburg) sent... Read more

ST. PETERSBURG — Pinellas County’s juvenile auto theft epidemic is still more dangerous than most people realize, a researcher told local officials Monday, but it is also more fixable than many believe. A St. Petersburg-based think tank, The Caruthers Institute, has undertaken an $85,000 project to look at the deadly problem of teens stealing cars. Dewey Caruthers presented early findings to elected officials, law enforcement and community leaders Monday. "The more you get into this, the more yo... Read more

This week, four members of the Florida congressional delegation--Republicans Carlos Curbelo and Tom Rooney and Democrats Charlie Crist and Ted Deutch--brought out a proposal to raise the minimum age to buy shotguns and rifles from federally licensed dealers. The four Florida congressmen paired up with New York Republican Congressman Peter King and Washington Democrat Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal to unveil the proposal on Thursday. Deutch, whose district includes Parkland where there was a schoo... Read more

Every day, I get phone calls, emails and social media messages from mostly good-hearted people with worthy, military-themed causes. There are house give-aways and car give-aways. Equine and canine therapy programs. Lots of charities helping those with wounds seen and unseen. With so many people chasing the same dollars, it is a crowded space. Yet the need remains great. What to do? For the past several years, I’ve talked to retired Green Beret Master Sgt. Scott Neil about creating what his visio... Read more