WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S House Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), and John Garamendi (CA-08) reintroduced the Children's Health Protection Act of 2025, legislation to codify into law the only office within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dedicated to children's health, the Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP). This office would be responsible for ru... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at “dismantling the U.S. Department of Education:" "High-quality public schools and talented teachers depend on robust federal support to support students, especially in Hillsborough and Pinellas. Trump and Elon Musk are simply stealing funds from stu... Read More »
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) – U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Dwight Evans (D-PA) led a group of 22 members of Congress in denouncing the Trump Administration’s latest move to rip away health care by eliminating funding for health care navigators. “We are deeply concerned with the short-sighted decision to practically eliminate funding for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigator program. ACA Na... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) introduced the bicameral Insurance Fraud Accountability Act, legislation to establish criminal penalties and enhance consumer protections against rogue health insurance brokers who are changing Americans’ Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans without their knowledge or consent. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Insu... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted House Republicans for advancing a bill that harms families and veterans while giving Donald Trump and Elon Musk unprecedented and dangerous leeway to shutdown essential services. “House Republicans are turning their backs on veterans exposed to toxins, our neighbors who need housing that is affordable, and robust health research at i... Read More »
TAMPA, Fla. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) every Florida Congressional Democrat wrote the Trump Administration to warn that cuts to meteorologists and weather forecasting resources pose an immediate threat to hurricane preparedness and extreme weather response efforts in Florida and across the nation. “Investments in weather forecasting and emergency preparedness are essential to our nati... Read More »
Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), and Robin Kelly (D-IL) today introduced the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025. This bill would assist states in preserving maternal health throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, addressing disparities in maternal health and finding solutions to enhance health care qua... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced that Tampa health care champion Karen Clay will join her as her guest to Donald Trump’s first Address to a Joint Session of Congress to highlight the harm and higher costs of the Republican budget to families who rely on Medicaid and affordable health coverage. Karen’s journey began when her son, Michael, was diagnosed with a severe form of sp... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Paul Tonko (NY-20), along with Senator Ron Wyden (OR), today introduced legislation to nullify Donald Trump’s day-one executive orders on energy. The Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Actwould reassert America’s clean energy leadership, keep energy costs for families as low as possible, and unfreeze critical Inflation Reduction Act... Read More »
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) issued the following statement in response to President Trump and Elon Musk’s destructive, costly layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS): "This reckless and shortsighted decision will cost lives. The National Weather Service is a lifeline for communities facing hurricanes, fl... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) slammed House Republicans during an Energy and Commerce full committee markup on the committee’s authorization and oversight plan for the 119th Congress. The oversight plan sets the structure for the committees’ oversight responsibilities for the 119th Congress. Despite the ongoing dismantling of the federal government by billionaire Elon Musk, com... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted the House Republican “budget for billionaires” that guts health care for children, seniors and people with disabilities to give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy. The Republican budget also proposes to add $1.6 trillion in increases to the deficit – a massive burden for hardworking people and younger Americans. “Donald Trump a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Young Kim (CA-40), Russell Fry (SC-07), and Kevin Mullin (CA-15) are introducing a bipartisan bill to improve cost transparency for stays in short-term lodging, such as hotels, motels, and inns. The Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 prohibits unfair or misleading price advertising for places of short-term lodging and requires a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced new legislation to lower the cost of rebuilding for homeowners and small business owners after hurricanes and other disasters. The Rebuild & Save Act would help homeowners and small business owners tap into larger Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest loans to cover the cost of resilient reconstruction. Currently, SBA’s popula... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL), Don Beyer (D-VA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY) and 75 of their colleagues wrote Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought demanding the restoration of public access to federal datasets and data-driven tools, which are essential to government accountability, public and private sector research, and the work conducted by ... Read More »
