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It appears that all the members of the U.S. House of Representatives “got the memo,” got a text message, and maybe even a “robocall” pressing them to vote in favor of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act.
Florida’s most prolific and charismatic politician, Rep. Charlie Crist, could face a tough 2020 reelection challenge from Republican Amanda Makki. Makki, an attorney and former President George W. Bush appointee, has announced that she raised a respectable $220,000 in less than 30 days of officially entering the race to be the next representative of Florida’s […]
“Even the potential for an oil spill presents an existential threat to Florida.”
The controversial "Guardian" school safety measure proposed by Republicans in the Florida Legislature has just passed the state House of Representatives. The bill that would allow teachers to be armed in the classroom will now makes its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk. READ MOREÂ
As calls pour in for Attorney General William Barr to resign, one of the louder voices has been Senator and 2020 Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D).
“We are supposed to trust those with the power of upholding the laws of our nation."
Rep. Charlie Crist, the longtime Republican-turned-Independent-turned- Democratic congressman from St. Petersburg, has been tapped to serve as vice chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in the south.
According to the official U.S. Congress website, Deutch’s carbon tax bill would “amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on carbon content of fuels.”
"This conflict between medical care and maintaining employment needs to be resolved.”
A new bipartisan proposal is being introduced by three members of the Florida delegation. Republican Representative Francis Rooney and Democrat Representatives Charlie Crist and Ted Deutch are supporting the “Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act” (EICDA) that aims to reduce carbon usage with price controls and offering rebates back to taxpaying Americans. Groups such as […]
Democrats have been heavily criticized in recent years for politically moving farther left. As criticism continues to heighten, sophomore congresswoman Stephanie Murphy has just been unanimously chosen to head the Blue Dog Coalition, which is a caucus of congressional Democrats that are trying to reclaim the center again. The coalition’s mission “is to find commonsense, […]
During a Democratic Party freshman orientation even in the Capitol, Rep. Charlie Crist told the Floridian that as far as the recount was concerned, he just wanted “the process to work well” and “work effectively.”
Crist is so relaxed that he is out campaigning for gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum in shorts and sandals.
In an effort “to drive down flood insurance premiums by creating a low-interest loan program to help property owners better protect their homes and businesses from storm damage, ultimately reducing post-disaster claims,” Representative Charlie Crist has unveiled the “State Flood Mitigation Revolving Fund Act,” which has also been cosponsored by Republican Representative Roger Williams. Crist’s […]
Crist’s office noted that the bill “requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adhere to an expedited process to expand Agent Orange coverage for new illnesses linked to exposure by the National Academy of Sciences, automatically providing benefits to veterans exposed to Agent Orange suffering from designated conditions.”
Last year, Democratic Representative Charlie Crist introduced the "Best to Use Safety (BUS) Belts Act," which made it mandatory that all new school buses have seat belts. When introducing the proposal, he explained that "Families across Florida teach their children to buckle up. But for millions of kids across the country their school bus lacks […]
Now Crist, whose campaign bank account is flush with cash and is running virtually unopposed—he isn’t even really campaigning.
Last month, Republican Representative Jeff Denham introduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety Enhancements Act,” which would enforce on-site medical waste treatment systems in VA facilities. Denham argues that it will help save taxpayer dollars and reduce infectious material being transported. Democratic Representative Charlie Crist […]
