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CASTOR ANNOUNCES LOCAL VETERAN NONPROFITS GET A BOOST AHEAD OF VETERANS DAY

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Ahead of Veterans Day, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced two St. Petersburg nonprofits were awarded federal grants to hire and retain veteran case managers. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul South received two awards totaling $1,699,928 for 4 case managers and Boley Centers, Inc. received $340,433.00 for 1 case manager.   “Every day is Veterans Day in Tampa Bay,…

CASTOR CELEBRATES THE POWERFUL LEGACY OF SPEAKER EMERITA PELOSI

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U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement regarding Speaker Emerita Pelosi’s upcoming retirement:    “Speaker Emerita Pelosi will go down in history as the most effective Speaker of the House in history. I know, because I had a front row seat to her leadership, service and accomplishments over the past eighteen years. When she was sworn in as…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on SNAP

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TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement: With health insurance premiums surging and Republican Speaker Mike Johnson keeping the House on a paid vacation for six weeks, I urge the President and colleagues to return to work now to hammer out a bipartisan agreement.  I also call on the President to release SNAP resources to states from the USDA…

Castor, Frost, Van Hollen & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Pressing Trump Administration on Detention of 16-year-old U.S. Citizen by Israel

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (MD) and Jeff Merkley (OR) are leading 10 members of the House and 13 Senators in pressing the Trump Administration on the detention of Mohammed Zaher Ibrahim, a 16-year-old American citizen who has been held in Israel’s custody since February 16, 2025. The…

Castor Statement on Pricey Cost of Trump’s Targeted Energy Firings

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement following reports that President Trump’s Department of Energy (DOE) issued illegal layoff notices to public servants in the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, State and Community Energy programs: “American families deserve lower electric bills. Instead,…

U.S. Rep. Castor Statement on Tentative Israel-Hamas Truce

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today issued the following statement on the first phase agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the ongoing hostilities and secure the return of all hostages: “It is past time to end the war, release the hostages, flood humanitarian aid to the region and build a durable peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people. The…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Republican Health Care Crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on the Republican Health Care Crisis: “House Democrats are urging Republicans in Congress and President Trump to cancel the health care cuts, lower costs and address the burgeoning health care crisis. We must work together to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that lower health care…

Castor Votes “No” On GOP Health Care Cuts Florida Families Facing Double-Digit Increases in Health Care Premiums

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TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today voted “no” on the GOP budget bill as millions of Floridians face devastating health care cost increases due to Congressional Republicans’ and President Trump’s refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs). “If the tax credit expires, millions of people with chronic diseases…

Reps. Castor, Kim Lead Bipartisan SHINE for Autumn Act to Prevent Stillbirth and Support Healthy Pregnancies

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) and Young Kim (R-CA-40) introduced the bipartisan Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act to improve stillbirth research and data collection and help prevent stillbirth in the United States. According to the CDC, stillbirth affects 1 in 175 pregnancies, with over 20,000 babies…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Stands Up for Families to Keep Health Care Premiums and Immunizations Affordable

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced two amendments to keep health care costs and immunizations affordable during a markup of seven bills by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Castor’s first amendment would permanently extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTCs) to keep health care premiums from skyrocketing at…