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 premiums and keep cove... Read More »
Chitra Kanagaraj and Saravana Pat Bhava grew up in the same neighborhood of Chennai, India, which is on the eastern coast of the country. Chennai is also the birthplace of Padma Lakshmi; Indra Nooyi, chair and chief executive officer of Pepsi; as well as U.S. Rep. Castor’s friend and colleague, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who represents Seattle, Washington, in the Congress. Like many, many who set ... Read More »
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 like cancer and diabetes will st... Read More »
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 born still each year. In ... Read More »
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 the end of the y... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida House Democrats sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urge preservation of the Clean Air Act “Endangerment Finding” following the Trump Administration announcement seeking to end this vital air quality and climate safeguard, increasing risks like extreme heat, floods, and poor air quality. “The Endangerment Finding requires the EPA to protect peop... Read More »
Almost one year after the most devastating hurricane season of our lifetimes, local elected officials, nonprofits, environmental and emergency management experts and neighborhood representatives across the Tampa Bay expressed their concerns with the chaos at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other agencies to U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Tim Kennedy (NY-26) and Debbi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced the introduction of amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support the health of servicemembers, safe housing for military families and higher pay. “The service that the Mighty Medics of the 6th Medical Group provide to their patients is unmatched, and they keep our MacDill community sa... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Florida Surgeon General's announcement that the State of Florida should end all childhood immunization safeguards is harmful and absurd. For years, he and Governor DeSantis have pushed inaccurate and dangerous anti-vaccine policies that put Florida families and children at risk. Their false claims throughout the COVID-19 pandemic around a range of health policies failed Flor... Read More »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL‑14) released the following statement calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign, citing a serious threat to America’s public health due to failed leadership and dangerous policies. “Secretary Kennedy’s complete disregard for facts and basic science has disqualified him from leading the nation’s health agency. His outright ... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) wrote a letter to Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Collins regarding the costly decision on August 6th to terminate collective bargaining agreements for most VA bargaining-unit employees. The July issue of VA’s Workforce Dashboard shows that, for this fiscal year, the net losses for veteran-facing employees across VA are estimated at over 8,700. Castor pr... Read More »
House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Member Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and SEEC Co-Chair Paul Tonko (NY-20) led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to not repeal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, a significant threat to the American people and their pocketbooks. They were joined... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) reintroduced legislation to prohibit utility companies from using ratepayer dollars to fund political activities, including the use of ‘dark money’ to fund ‘ghost candidates’ and undermine public trust. Florida households already face some of the highest electric bills in the country – and bills are expected to increase by another $430 each year thanks to the Republi... Read More »
TAMPA, Fla. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted the Trump Administration’s proposal to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) “Endangerment Finding” that serves as an essential public health safeguard and allows regulation of greenhouse gases and dangerous climate pollution: “American families and businesses deserve better than the higher cost of living and corruptio... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida House Democrats sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier urging them to join the 25 states that have filed the lawsuit State of California v. McMahon, challenging the Trump Administration and the Department of Education’s illegal freeze of more than $5.5 billion in Congressionally-approved education funding. On June 30, the Depar... Read More »
