News List

  • Speaker Pelosi Places Castor at the Heart of Health Care Reform
    Dec 11, 2008 - CONTACT: Ellen Gedalius (813) 871-2817 Dec. 11, 2008 Speaker Pelosi Places Castor at the Heart of Health Care Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor was appointed last night to the exclusive House Energy and Commerce Committee. The committee directly focuses on issues vital to Ta... More
  • CASTOR CELEBRATES OPENING OF TOWN ‘N COUNTRY COMMONS
    Dec 3, 2008 - Congresswoman Kathy Castor and hard-working community residents who long pushed for the Town ‘N Country Commons celebrated the opening today of the facility that was years in the making. Town ‘N Country Commons brings together a Head Start center, a library, a senior center and the Shimberg Gardens.... More
  • Unemployment Benefits Extension Approved
    Nov 21, 2008 - TAMPA – With today’s news that Florida’s unemployment rate hit 7 percent, U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor welcomes the approval of legislation that extends unemployment benefits. The House took the lead in passing the legislation, approving it nearly two months ago. The Senate approved it on Thursda... More
  • Castor Talks About Neighborhood Stabilization Program
    Nov 13, 2008 - Contact: Ellen Gedalius (813) 871-2817 Tampa, Fla. – U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced the details of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program today, joined in Sulphur Springs by Mayor Pam Iorio. “This is exactly what Congress intended,” Castor said of money being spent in the neighbor... More
  • New nursing program could help nursing shortage
    Oct 27, 2008 - With many businesses cutting back or even laying off, the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital has announced a new program that officials hope will provide good paying jobs, alleviate the nursing shortage and take care of wounded veterans. The Department of Veteran affairs has provided $3.5 million doll... More
  • CONGRESSWOMAN CASTOR TOUTS NEW NURSING PROGRAM
    Oct 27, 2008 - A new nursing academy will help alleviate the state’s nursing shortage, offer care to wounded veterans and create high-paying jobs in the Tampa Bay area, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said today. “It marries a number of missions,” Castor said. “This is a wonderful, wonderful new initiative." At the James A... More
  • Congresswoman Castor's statement on Senate Amendments to H.R. 3997 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
    Oct 3, 2008 - The bailout bill does not address the fundamental root causes of the economic crisis or the concerns I have consistently expressed. After assisting hundreds of Tampa Bay area families at my foreclosure workshops this summer, I could not in good conscience vote for a $700 billion Wall Street bailout ... More
  • Congresswoman Castor's statement on H.R. 3997 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
    Sep 29, 2008 - "After thoughtful consideration and review, I voted against President Bush’s $700 billion bailout. The Bush plan does not provide sufficient help to middle-class families in the housing squeeze or taxpayer protections. I assisted hundreds of Tampa Bay families at my foreclosure workshops this summer... More
  • Castor Highlights Need For Affordable Health Care and Jobs In Next Economic Stimulus Package
    Sep 15, 2008 - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today she is continuing to push for quality, affordable health care with an immediate increase of Medicaid dollars to Florida and other states suffering from the economic downturn. As Congress considers a second economic stimulus package, Castor will fight to focus t... More
  • Florida Democrats reminded House leaders of no-drilling protections enacted in a 2006 law
    Sep 11, 2008 - It's hard to believe this worked. Tuesday, Florida's Gulf Coast was in the sights of House Democratic leaders crafting a bill to expand offshore oil and gas exploration. By Wednesday, Florida Democrats apparently had convinced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Florida gave up enough in 2006, when Cong... More