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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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,… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »