President Obama signed Congresswoman Kathy Castor’s tourism promotion bill into law today. Castor was an original co-sponsor of the Travel Promotion Act because tourism is one of the most vital industries in the state of Florida and because the legislation could lead to the creation and retention of thousands of jobs in our nation and our state. The Travel Promotion Act is designed to encourage visitors from other countries to travel to the United States. Read more »

U.S. Congresswoman Kathy Castor and a majority in the House of Representatives sided with American families and small businesses today over health insurance companies by passing the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act. The bill will end the antitrust exemption enjoyed by health insurance companies and will mean more competition for consumers. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined with leaders from Tampa Family Health Centers and the East Tampa community today to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new community health clinic that will create new jobs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Act was signed into law one year ago and has proved to be a lifeline for the hard-hit Tampa Bay area. Read more »

Floridians win thousands of new jobs as the result of a major high-speed rail announcement today that will boost economic recovery in the Tampa Bay area in the short term, while providing Florida with a foundation for long-term business growth and innovation. Read more »

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will announce in Tampa tomorrow a monumental jobs initiative relating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and $8 billion in high-speed rail grants, Congresswoman Kathy Castor confirmed today. Read more »

In one of the most significant investments for the Tampa Bay region under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Tampa Housing Authority is receiving $38 million to revitalize the Central Park Village area and transform it into a new community that will uplift this historic neighborhood and create hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor and U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced today that Boley Centers in south St. Petersburg is receiving a $2.3 million grant to provide on-the-job training for approximately 150 youth. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined business, labor and environmental leaders today to kick off a campaign to encourage Floridians to contact the White House in support of the state’s high-speed rail application. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor secured $200,000 for domestic violence victims served by the Family Justice Center. The funding was included in the fiscal year 2010 appropriations bill, which was signed by President Obama. Read more »

The U.S. Congress passed a defense appropriations bill that includes almost $10 million in investments that Congressman Kathy Castor secured for the Tampa Bay area, including for the University of South Florida and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Read more »