News List

  • Castor Statement on Health Care Repeal Vote
    Jul 11, 2012 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor released the following statement regarding another vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act by the Republican-controlled U.S. House today: “House Republicans should join us in taking action on jobs instead of wasting enormous amounts of time on another health care debate. In... More
  • Grants to USF through Health Care Act
    Jul 6, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today two grants awarded to the University of South Florida through the Affordable Care Act. The money will lead to jobs and scholarships at the university. "Now that the Affordable Care Act has been ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, important implement... More
  • Affordable Care Act Constitutionally Sound
    Jun 28, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who served on the primary committee that authored the Affordable Care Act and who crafted provisions to benefit Floridians, released the following statement regarding the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the Act: “The Supreme Court decision is a we... More
  • Many Floridians Qualify for Health Insurance Rebates
    Jun 22, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement today regarding health care insurance rebates for Floridians: “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we are holding insurance companies accountable. Insurance companies are required to put patients over profits and spend at least 80 percent of pre... More
  • Castor Statement on Gov. Scott's Comments Regarding Affordable Care Act
    Jun 20, 2012 - U.S. Representative Kathy Castor released the following statement in response to Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s comments today about the Affordable Care Act: "The Affordable Care Act has been in effect under the law notwithstanding Gov. Scott’s personal view. He has acted in contravention to the law and ... More
  • Seeking equal opportunities in surgery
    May 22, 2012 - In 2009, Tampa surgeon Dr. Sharona Ross launched the Women in Surgery initiative at the University of South Florida. Ross was troubled that so few bright, motivated female medical school students chose surgery as their specialty area. She is committed to turning that around. More than half of studen... More
  • Castor Fights to Save Medicare
    Mar 21, 2012 - Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor proposed an amendment to the Republican Budget to protect Medicare benefits for seniors. Castor sought to preserve improvements in Medicare benefits that have been in place for two years under the Affordable Care Act, including closure of the prescription drug... More
  • Children and Seniors casualties of Gov. Rick Scott’s rigid ideology
    Mar 7, 2012 - U.S. Representative Kathy Castor urged Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature to reconsider their refusal of $438.5 million to broaden access to care to pediatricians, family physicians and primary care doctors for Florida families. Castor was joined by Dr. Louis St. Petery pediatrician and... More
  • Downtown surgery center heralds high-tech job growth
    Jan 9, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor touted Tampa's efforts to boost job growth Monday, using as a backdrop a University of South Florida medical training center under construction downtown. The Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation – CAMLS – is expected to bring about 150 new jobs to downtown when ... More
  • Rep. Castor's Statement on Middle-Class Tax Cut
    Dec 20, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement regarding the House Republican obstruction of year-end bipartisan, compromise : “The House Republicans are causing real economic damage again to families across the country. Thanks to the tea party extremists in the House, middle-class taxes wi... More