“Congratulations and thank you to Sen. Nan Rich and Rep. Bill Galvano for all of their hard work to pass this critical KidCare expansion. Now all of the hard work we did in Congress to expand KidCare to an additional 4 million children will be meaningful for Florida’s children and families.” Read more »

Taking aim at unfair and deceptive credit card practices, aggressive billing tactics and exorbitant fees, Tampa Bay area Congresswoman Kathy Castor today helped pass the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights in the United States House of Representatives. The consumer-friendly legislation includes provisions pushed by Castor to guarantee that credit card applicants receive truth-in-lending information when applying for a credit card. Read more »

To help students and parents navigate the complicated college financial aid process, Congresswoman Kathy Castor will hold a financial aid workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Student Services Building at Hillsborough Community College. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor hails the passage today of the Federal Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which will ensure that hate crimes based on sexual orientation will be treated the same way as hate crimes committed on the basis of race, religion and national origin. I Read more »

Florida Congresswoman Kathy Castor applauded President Barack Obama today for the decisive and necessary actions he took to lift travel restrictions to Cuba so families can more easily visit their loved ones and send money to their relatives. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced that $72 million in Recovery Act dollars was released today for Tampa Bay area schools. The money will immediately help save jobs in our schools while improving educational opportunities for thousands of students. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that Tampa Bay area community health centers are receiving approximately $2.7 million through President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This money will preserve and create jobs in the health care industry and will enable Tampa area community health centers to see thousands more patients. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that the Tampa Housing Authority will receive more than $10.5 million through the Recovery Act to upgrade and renovate existing housing units. This funding will enable the housing authority to make critical capital improvements, such as repairing roofs, fixing windows, upgrading heating systems and painting while creating jobs. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that Tampa International Airport will receive $8 million through President Obama’s Recovery Act, enabling projects at the airport to be expedited and leading to the creation of hundreds of well-paying jobs in the Tampa Bay area by this summer. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that Hillsborough Community College will receive a $1.68 million grant to train students in auto collision repair and auto mechanics, an initiative that will create 300 jobs. “This will enable HCC to train our students with the most modern, up-to-date technology so they can graduate and obtain well-paying jobs as auto mechanics,” Castor said. “With the facilities this will make possible, there’s no better place than HCC to receive this training.” Read more »