Press Release

  • Rep. Castor hires new staff for Tampa Bay district office
    May 16, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor recently hired Vito Sheeley and Tania Fernandez, who started this week as outreach coordinator and constituent services representative, respectively. “My team is proactive on behalf of the families, veterans and small businesses in the Tampa Bay area, and Vito Sheeley and Tani... More
  • U.S. Rep. Castor’s remarks on House Republicans’ 37th attempt to repeal Affordable Care Act
    May 16, 2013 - During today’s House proceedings, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) highlighted how small businesses, young adults, seniors and children have already benefitted from the Affordable Care Act that Republicans want to repeal for the 37th time: - More than 360,000 small businesses thro... More
  • U.S. Rep. Castor Discusses Sequester Cuts to Head Start on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews
    May 6, 2013 - In her ongoing effort to highlight the harm caused by job losses and across-the-board federal budget cuts to important federally-funded initiatives, such as Head Start, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) discussed the drastic sequester reductions today on Hardball with Chris Matthew... More
  • ONE-ON-ONE WITH U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KATHY CASTOR
    May 2, 2013 - Do you need assistance with Social Security, Medicare, Veterans benefits, or other federal issues? U.S. Rep. Castor and her staff will visit the Progress Village/Palm River area to meet with you one-on-one. Please bring copies of your photo identification and any documents or letters pertaining to ... More
  • U.S. Rep. Castor, Head Start Parents Call on Republican Congress to Address Cuts to Head Start Students, Families
    Apr 30, 2013 - Head Start parents and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) today decried the impending harm to Hillsborough County Head Start students and families from the national “sequester” as Republicans continue to force “across-the-board” cuts and fail to examine any sequester replacement pla... More
  • Plant High School art student heads to U.S. Capitol to display artwork
    Apr 29, 2013 - Plant High School in Tampa will be represented for the first time at the U.S. Capitol during the Annual Congressional Art Competition on June 26. Hansel Rivera, a Plant HS senior, was announced winner of the U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s Congressional Choice Award. She visited Plant HS today to personall... More
  • $50K Federal Grant for Lights on Tampa
    Apr 23, 2013 - TAMPA -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced today that Tampa is a recipient of a $50,000 federal grant to support Lights on Tampa. “Lights on Tampa not only highlights bold lighted art projects, it’s a popular family-friendly downtown activity attended by thousands and wel... More
  • Job Corps nationwide enrollment freeze lifted
    Apr 23, 2013 - In effect since Jan. 28 and scheduled through the end of the 2012 program, Job Corps’ nationwide enrollment freeze was lifted yesterday. Since the enrollment freeze, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) has worked with U.S. Rep. Bill Young (R-Pinellas County, FL) and other Congress me... More
  • U.S. Rep. Castor sends letter to President Obama following visit to Cuba
    Apr 23, 2013 - Upon her return from a fact-finding trip to Cuba, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor stated that she would share what she learned with President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry regarding modernizing the U.S.-Cuba relationship. Today she sent a letter outlining the changes, challenges and opportunities. ... More
  • U.S. Rep. Castor statement on VA initiative to expedite compensation claims
    Apr 19, 2013 - Today, the VA Department announced that it has implemented a new initiative to expedite compensation claim decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer. See attached. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement regarding this announcement: “Altho... More