News List

  • U.S. Rep. Castor: Best way to reduce budget deficit is jobs, jobs, jobs
    Mar 20, 2013 - Today from the House floor, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) spoke against the proposed Republican budget that is estimated to reduce jobs by 2 million over the next year. Below is a video of her remarks and a transcript of her remarks. Mr. Speaker, Democrats and Republicans agree... More
  • U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Fights Against Republican Budget that Puts Jobs at Risk
    Mar 13, 2013 - During today's budget committee meeting, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, Budget Committee Member, vehemently rejected the current Republican budget that impedes job growth by undermining the keys to our neighbors and community’s economic success – investments in infrastructure, education and research. View ... More
  • 274,000 Tampa Bay neighbors to benefit from extended health care
    Feb 20, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following response to the Medicaid expansion announcement: “Families and businesses across Florida will be well-served by doctor visits and medical care under the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Florida has more to gain than just about any other state an... More
  • U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor urges Speaker of the House to take action against sequester
    Feb 14, 2013 - Rep. Kathy Castor is urging Speaker of the House John Boehner to take action against the harmful implications of the sequester to all Americans and our economic recovery. In Tampa Bay especially, these devastating cuts are inconsistent with the community’s economic recovery, forcing severe budget re... More
  • $34 Million on Track to MacDill AFB
    May 31, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today that Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa is on track to receive a $34 million investment for construction of a permanent Joint Special Operations University under the House’s VA/Military Construction Appropriations bill, which is sched... More
  • Bilirakis, Castor Work to Save Clearwater Civil Support Team
    May 17, 2012 - U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-09) and Kathy Castor (FL-11) are working together to keep a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) based in the Tampa Bay area. The Department of Defense has proposed a plan to eliminate just two teams in the United States, one in Clearwater and o... More
  • Castor, AARP Highlight Problems with Proposed GOP Budget on Medicare, Medicaid
    Apr 4, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and the AARP highlighted the harsh and negative impacts of the proposed privatization of Medicare and enormous rollbacks of nursing home and home-based care today at the Busansky Senior Center in Tampa. Castor and Jack McRay, state advocacy manager of AARP, noted the severe im... More
  • Strip tax pirates of secrecy cloak
    Jan 15, 2012 - The IRS does a good job of not leaking personal information we taxpayers are required to report. It is also good at guarding the confidentiality of someone pretending to be you and stealing a big refund in your name. Tampa police complain that federal privacy laws are giving too much cover to ident... 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
  • Castor Urges Passage of Jobs Act to Help Schools
    Oct 11, 2011 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor called for immediate action on jobs legislation today so that schools in our community can get the improvements they need and small business contractors and construction workers have more job opportunities in our region. Castor made her remarks today at Chiaramonte Elementary ... More