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U.S. Rep. Castor applauds transit private-public partnership to connect MacDill AFB and Tampa Bay communities
May 22, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) today applauded the announcement of an effort to launch high-speed ferry service to link job centers across Tampa Bay, including MacDill Air Force Base. "Tampa Bay commuters are eager for more transit and travel alternatives, and I am especially pl... More

U.S. Rep. Castor sounds alarm for students and their families: Looming July 1st student loan rate hike a ticking time bomb
May 21, 2013 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced today that the proposed student loan bill to be considered by Congress this week to address the July 1 interest rate hike poses a significant risk to students and families. If Congress does not act soon, interest rates for federally backe... More

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

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