“On September 11, 2001, firefighters, police officers and other first responders in New York City answered the call to service just like any one of our brave firefighters here in this station would do today,” Castor said. “Unfortunately, at times, our communications system failed them as they were doing their job. God forbid another event like that should happen again, but America is now on track to fulfill the 9/11 Commission recommendation and be more prepared.” Read more »

“Entrepreneurs and small businesses owners throughout our community need a boost to hire, form startups, and grow their businesses. The bipartisan JOBS Act cuts red tape that often gets in the way of creating new jobs and businesses." Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor urged Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature to reconsider their refusal of $438.5 million to broaden access to care to pediatricians, family physicians and primary care doctors for Florida families. Read more »

Today in the U.S. House Budget Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor highlighted the benefits that would come to the Tampa Bay area in President Obama’s FY13 Budget proposal. Read more »

Today U.S. House Rules Committee will consider an amendment filed by U.S. Representative Kathy Castor to stop the harmful expansion of offshore oil drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Castor is joined by a bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers in opposition to the Republican leadership proposal to bring rigs close to Florida beaches. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor today heralded three important reforms that will improve the way Congress works and limit the influence of money and special interests on politics. “Americans are crying out for fairness in government,” Castor said. “Our neighbors feel like the deck is stacked against them. We must stand up to the powerful special interests in Washington and ensure that Congress works for middle class families and small businesses on a level playing field.” Read more »

In advance of Friday’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to be held in Tampa, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor today joined with leaders in the African American, Hispanic, and student communities to highlight how Gov. Rick Scott’s voter suppression laws are disproportionately harming their communities and the ability to vote. Read more »

I applaud President Obama’s actions today to create a National Travel & Tourism Strategy to promote domestic and international travel that will boost jobs in the Sunshine State. Read more »

The House Republicans are causing real economic damage again to families across the country. Thanks to the tea party extremists in the House, middle-class taxes will rise, 147,000 Floridians will lose their unemployment benefits by the middle of February and more than 3 million Florida seniors on Medicare will have their access to doctors jeopardized. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement regarding the removal of a harmful legislative policy rider that would have reinstituted harsh travel restrictions on Cuban-Americans. Castor worked with the White House, Conference negotiators and her Tampa Bay neighbors this week to emphasize the importance of Obama-era Cuba travel policies to our entire community: Read more »