News List

  • Castor Supports Benefits For Troops
    Oct 8, 2009  - With Congress designating 2009 as the Year of the Military Family, Congresswoman Castor continued her commitment to our troops and their families as the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Defense Authorization bill today. This significant investment in our military personnel will go a long way... More
  • Castor Announces Funding For Injured Soldiers, Veterans at Haley VA
    Jul 13, 2009  - Working to improve medical care for injured soldiers and war veterans, Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that federal funding is being directed to Tampa to support the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and MacDill Air Force Base.   “These initiatives will improve the quality of life for v... More
  • Officials break ground on $60M Central Command Headquarters at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base
    Jul 7, 2009  - U.S. Central Command will orchestrate wars from a four-story, $60 million headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, where officials broke ground on the project Monday. The 250,000-square-foot facility will house about 1,800 military employees who run the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as ov... More
  • Petraeus To Get Broader Command
    Apr 24, 2008  - The choice of Gen. David Petraeus to lead Tampa-based U.S. Central Command will provide a larger playing field for the general who has become the face of the war in Iraq. Military analysts say the move signals the Bush Administration's intentions to keep a significant number of troops deployed t... More
  • Castor On The Fast Track
    Sep 2, 2007  -   Congresswoman Kathy Castor returned to Tampa for the August congressional recess glad to be home and eager to discuss what she's been up to since leaving for Washington in January. She's a particularly busy freshman. She appears to be a favorite of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and with the De... More
  • Surge Threatens Future Missions
    Feb 4, 2007  - The following is an opinion article written by Representative Kathy Castor and printed in the Tampa Tribune on February 4, 2007. By KATHY CASTOR I oppose President Bush’s escalation of the war in Iraq and his intention to send American troops into the Sunni versus Shiite civil war. As a mem... More