News List

  • Castor Champions Reforming Washington
    Feb 9, 2012 - STOCK Act passes banning insider trading Line Item Veto will address wasteful budget items DISCLOSE Act filed today to tackle secret money in elections U.S. Representative Kathy Castor today heralded three important reforms that will improve the way Congress works and limit the influence of money a... More
  • Castor calls for congressional reform and passage of bipartisan STOCK Act
    Feb 8, 2012 - Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor released the following statement calling for the passage of the bipartisan Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, which would prohibit Members of Congress and federal employees from profiting from nonpublic information they obtain via their... More
  • Community Funding Requests
    Mar 25, 2008 - This list reflects U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s grassroots experience. As an environmental lawyer and Hillsborough County Commissioner, Castor uses her grassroots knowledge and experience to continue to fight for Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee counties. She has worked on these issues directly with ... More
  • Not So Painful To Disclose
    May 23, 2007 - One of the biggest complaints about Washington spending is that members of Congress frequently refuse to share information about the way they spend our money. But since the Democrats took power, disclosure laws have changed. Now if a funding request - called an earmark - makes its way into the final... More
  • Lawmakers Discuss Project Funding Requests
    May 3, 2007 - WASHINGTON - Some more openly than others, Tampa Bay area members of Congress are responding in different ways to new rules designed to make the workings of government more open and transparent. Three have disclosed special funding requests that traditionally have been kept secret in Congress. Two ... More
  • Democrats Seek Shareholder Voting on Executive Pay
    Apr 19, 2007 - Shareholders would have the right to a nonbinding vote on the pay packages of senior executives of public companies under a bill that the House began debating Wednesday. The measure would also give shareholders the right to vote on any “golden parachute” compensation plans that are awarded to execut... More
  • CASTOR WORKS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN TAMPA BAY
    Jan 31, 2007 - As a member of the powerful Rules Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor joined with Chair Louise Slaughter yesterday to quickly move the Continuing Resolution out of the committee and onto the House floor. The continuing resolution will help improve health care and education opportunities by:... More
  • Rep. Castor First Freshman To Speak On The Floor On Opening Day
    Jan 4, 2007 - Minutes after being sworn in by the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor spoke on the floor and took on the important issue of ethics. As a member of the powerful Rules committee, Castor was the first freshman to speak on the floor of the 110th Congress. Castor helped introduce ... More