{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://crist.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=298", "CRIST, JOHNSON ESTABLISH BIPARTISAN HONOR AND CIVILITY CAUCUS", "2017-12-13", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Charlie Crist", "C001111", "crist.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Mike Johnson (R-LA) established a new bipartisan Honor and Civility Caucus to uphold and promote the ideals of civility and statesmanship and to restore trust and confidence in America\u2019s political institutions. The caucus will work to foster more productive dialogue in Congress and to advance specific initiatives to improve the tone of the nation\u2019s politics and public discourse.An official caucus membership invitation is being sent to members of Congress this week, and many leaders on both sides of the aisle have already expressed an interest in joining. Earlier this year, more than 120 members signed on to the \u201cCommitment to Civility,\u201d which was authored by Johnson and has been attributed to making a significant impact on the Hill. Reps. Crist and Johnson released the following statement:\r\n\u201cAs the nation\u2019s leaders, members of Congress should aspire to the highest standards and set an example of personal integrity, decency and mutual respect for the generations of Americans that will follow. We can be stalwarts of our respective policy positions without tearing one another down. Although the members of this caucus will represent both political parties and a wide range of individual views across the political spectrum, our belief is that we can disagree in an agreeable manner and maintain collegiality and the honor of our office. Our aim is to help reverse the increasing divisions in and coarsening of our culture.\u201d Background\r\nJohnson authored the \u201cCommitment to Civility\u201d in January to memorialize the members\u2019 agreement to, among other things,\u00a0restore collegiality, trust and civility to the Congress,\u00a0encourage productive dialogue, and work to build consensus and the public's trust in America\u2019s institutions. In a continuation of this effort, Crist and Johnson introduced bipartisan legislation in June to designate a National Day of Civility to propose an annual observance on\u00a0July 12th, inspired in part by the language of\u00a0Matthew 7:12, which begins: \"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.\u201d\u00a0  The\u00a07th annual report on Civility in America\u00a0was released earlier this year, finding that incivility has reached \u201ccrisis levels\u201d in our country. Nine out of 10 Americans agree that incivility leads to intimidation, threats, harassment, discrimination, violence and cyberbullying. A majority of Americans believe that incivility in our politics encourages general incivility in society and deters citizens from engaging in public service.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://crist.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=298"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 961.5535922348499, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}