Toxic algae blooms threaten human health and cause several billion dollars in economic losses each year, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist said. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, has joined a bipartisan call for robust funding to address the issues of algal blooms plaguing communities like Pinellas. Crist hosted multiple roundtable discussions this summer regarding the crisis in local waterways, with a key takeaway being the need for more funding to research and mitigate the impa...
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Pinellas County Congressman Charlie Crist was recognized Thursday night on the House floor for his efforts to bring more civility to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Claudia Tenney, a Republican from New York, thanked Crist during a speech before the freshman class of Congress for bracelets he gifted members. “It says, ‘practice the Golden Rule,’ ” Tenney said. “And it’s emblematic and we wear them because we are endeavoring to meet our pledge for our commitment to civility.” Crist co-spo...
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The Federal Transit Administration is sending funds to Tampa Bay to help the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) to spur the county’s Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Finishing up his first term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., announced the funds would be headed to the PSTA on Wednesday. “The BRT project will create an 11-mile corridor connecting Pinellas beaches to downtown St. Petersburg to the benefit of residents, tourists, and workers,” the congressman’s ...
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Democratic U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor from Tampa and Charlie Crist from St. Petersburg – who represent one of the most vulnerable areas on earth when it comes to climate change – are calling on the United Nations to consider the Tampa Bay area as a potential host for the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 25) meeting next November. The annual conference is held to negotiate the best approaches to carry out the Paris Agreement, the 2015 landmark international pact between nations about th...
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Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Roger Williams (R-TX) introduced legislation in October to create a partnership between the federal government and states to reduce flood risk and save lives. The bill – the State Flood Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2018 (H.R. 7037) – would provide low-interest loans to help communities, businesses, schools, and families prepare for floods. The House bill is a companion to a Senate measure, S. 1507, that Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), John Kennedy (R...
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U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist urged members of Congress to extend protections under the flood insurance program. WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, took the House floor Thursday (Nov. 29) to warn Congress of the repercussions of allowing the critical National Flood Insurance Program to expire. As a member of the Financial Services Committee that oversees the NFIP, Crist urged his colleagues to pass an extension and speed up work to secure a longer-term reauthorization, providi...
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In an effort to tackle the enormous problems posed by climate change and rising seas, a bipartisan group of Florida’s congressional representatives are co-sponsoring legislation to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions – and 100 percent of the revenues would go to the American public. Democrats Ted Deutch from Boca Raton and Charlie Crist from St. Petersburg are teaming up with Naples Republican Francis Rooney and two other members of Congress to co-sponsor the Energy Innovation and Carbon Div...
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U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist co-sponsored legislation aimed at reforming Veterans Affairs medical cannabis policies and practices. Crist introduced the legislation last week with U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton, Matt Gaetz, and Lou Correa to coincide with Veterans Day. The Department of Veterans Affairs Policy for Medical Cannabis Use Act amends the VA’s policy to protect a veteran’s benefits if they disclose the use of the controlled substance. Another bill, the VA Survey of Cannabis Use Act, requires the V...
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They designed a computer app that will be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs, recognized by the U.S. Congress and presented at the Capitol Building. They will also take a trip to Washington, D.C. PINELLAS PARK – Four students from Pinellas Park High School won U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist’s Congressional App Challenge. The challenge was to create an App to help Veterans access services and resources more efficiently. Yen Le, Oanh Le, Chau Nguyen and Thao Vo are students from Pinellas Park Hig...
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Calling the reports "shocking and unacceptable," U.S. Reps. Charlie Crist and Kathy Castor have fired off a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Monday, demanding a full investigation into allegations that ZooTampa’s senior veterinarian harmed manatees with improper medical procedures. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which reports to Zinke, last month sent a letter to officials of what was formerly known as the Lowry Park Zoo regarding "credible reports" accusing the veterinarian, Ray Bal...
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