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CASTOR LEADS FLORIDA DEMOCRATS IN URGING FLORIDA SENATORS TO OPPOSE HOUSE-PASSED BUDGET BILL THAT WOULD INFLICT OUTSIZED HARM ON FLORIDIANS

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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and other Florida House Democrats urged Florida Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody to oppose the costly and destructive House Republican budget bill, which will strip health coverage away from over 1.8 million Floridians, an outsized impact on hardworking families in the Sunshine State. “The House Republican budget bill will hurt the State of…

Castor, Huffman, Pallone, Booker, Reed, and Padilla Lead Charge to Block Trump’s Dangerous Offshore Drilling Plan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), U.S. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.)…

Castor, Evans, Baldwin and Shaheen Intro Bill to Reverse Trump’s Cuts to Key ACA Program That Helps More Americans Sign Up for Health Insurance

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As President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans work to gut the Affordable Care Act (ACA), U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Dwight Evans (PA-03) and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (NH) introduced legislation today in the House and Senate to restore a key initiative of the health care law that helps American families navigate the ACA marketplace…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on the Passing of Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement today on the passing of Tampa City Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson: “I am deeply saddened to learn of the sudden loss of Councilwoman Gwen Henderson. Gwen was a devoted public servant, a passionate advocate for Tampa’s neighborhoods and a fierce voice for Tampa families. “Her love for her hometown…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Calls on Department of Labor to Keep Doors Open at Pinellas Job Corps Center

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-Remer to reverse DOL’s decision to close the Pinellas County Job Corps Center.  The abrupt decision to pause Job Corps operations nationwide is creating deep concerns for the more than 250 students affected by the order. “This harsh and…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Leads Colleagues in Urging Meta Halt Deployment of Companion Bots to Children

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TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Lori Trahan (MA-03), member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, wrote to Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg to urge immediate action to halt the deployment of all AI-powered social companion bots to users under the age of eighteen…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on House Republicans’ Budget for Billionaires

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted the House Republican “Billionaire Boondoggle” bill that would rip health care coverage away from at least 14 million Americans including children, seniors and people with disabilities, while ballooning the nation’s debt to give massive tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans like Elon Musk. The revised version…

Statement from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor on Trump’s Cruel Move to Strip Protections & Work Permits from 350,000 Venezuelans

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including many living and working in Florida, that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court late yesterday: “Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled political and economic…

VIDEO: Rep. Castor Slams GOP Plan to Rip Health Care from Nearly 14 Million Americans to Fund Tax Cuts for the Ultra-Rich

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than 26 hours of debate in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) delivered closing remarks exposing the impact of House Republicans’ plan to gut health care for nearly 14 million Americans. The House Republicans’ budget proposal slashes roughly $800 billion from Medicaid and other critical health care initiatives that serve…

Reps. Castor, Soto Urge Federal Investigation into Unlawful Diversion of Medicaid Funds to Hope Florida

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Darren Soto (FL-09) are urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to investigate the potentially unlawful diversion of $10 million in Medicaid funds by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, the Hope…