Castor Supports Lift of Travel Ban to Cuba
| Posted in Press Release
U.S. Representative Kathy Castor announced today that she is stepping up pressure on the Obama Administration to approve charter airline flights from Tampa International Airport to Cuba by signing on to the bill that will open travel to Cuba by all Americans. Castor Hails Increased Safety Measures in Blowout Prevention Act
| Posted in Press Release
Congresswoman Kathy Castor today helped pass out of her Energy and Commerce Committee the Blowout Prevention Act, which will strengthen regulation and oversight of well design and safety equipment. The bill will head to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives over the next few weeks. Interior Oil Hearings Postponed
| Posted in Press Release
The Interior Department hearings have been rightfully postponed. This Interior announcement signals that the Administration’s proposal to permit oil exploration closer to Florida beaches is dead in the wake of the BP oil disaster. Castor Supports Financial Reform
| Posted in Press Release
Under this legislation, consumers and middle-class families win and the big Wall Street banks lose. Recovery Act - Creating Jobs in the Tampa Bay Area
| Posted in Press Release
Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined the Democratic female members of the U.S. House of Representatives today to press the U.S. Senate to stop blocking vital jobs legislation, which the House passed last month. Housing Help Available for Floridians
| Posted in Press Release
Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that $418 million is now available to help Floridians with bridge loans for mortgages through the Obama Administration’s “Hardest Hit Fund,” which will be directed to the state Housing Finance Agency and will immediately assist homeowners. Castor's Statement Regarding President's Oval Office Address on Oil Disaster
| Posted in Press Release
"President Obama is rightfully concerned about jobs, small businesses and the harm caused to Florida’s improving economy by BP’s oil disaster. BP must bear full financial responsibility for the economic and environmental impact, not our small businesses or taxpayers. Florida Universities to Receive $10 Million from BP for Research
| Posted in Press Release
Florida university researchers will receive $10 million from BP to fund the ongoing academic research into the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today. Castor Testifies Before Committee Regarding Oil Liability; Meets With BP Executives in Her Office
| Posted in Press Release
In testimony today before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Congresswoman Kathy Castor told members that Florida’s businesses are suffering as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and urged Congress to eliminate the liability cap on oil companies. Castor to Meet with BP Vice President
| Posted in Press Release
USF's findings of deepwater oil plumes are of grave concern to the tourism and fishing industries, which rely on clean beaches and clean water for their livelihoods. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
