ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Charlie Crist announced two grants totaling $149,674 to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, aiding in local efforts to rescue and rehabilitate Florida's manatee population. Specifically, Clearwater Marine Aquarium will receive $77,879 to increase manatee rescue efforts through the use of new technology to expand capacity and collect health and life history parameters; and $71,7  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement after the Palm Beach County School Board rehired former Principal of Spanish River High School William Latson, following his denial that the Holocaust was a factual event: "The Palm Beach County School Board demonstrated a stunning lack of judgement and ignorance in its decision to reinstate Principal William Latson to the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) made the following statement on introducing the Congress Commission Act, a bill which would establish the bipartisan Congressional Commission to Strengthen Representative Democracy. The Commission would be mandated to analyze the current size of the House of Representatives, examine alternatives to the current method by which Members are elected, an  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 14: Today, Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Congressman Ron Estes, R-Kan., both Members of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules that apply to retired workers. Under current law, a retiree generally must begin making withdrawals from their tax-deferred retirement accounts when they turn age 72, with  more