The President’s FY2008 budget released today makes the wrong choices for the children, hard working families and veterans in Tampa Bay. Read more »

As a member of the powerful Rules Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor joined with Chair Louise Slaughter yesterday to quickly move the Continuing Resolution out of the committee and onto the House floor. Read more »

On the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor urged her colleagues to work to reauthorize the children’s health insurance program. She also sounded the alarm for the need to break down the barriers to access for Florida’s kids and families. Read more »

Ask President Bush where to go for more accessible health care and he’ll likely send you to see an accountant. In his State of the Union Address this week, he said that, “changing the tax code is a vital and necessary step to making health care affordable for more Americans.” Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, who co-sponsored the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, will highlight local alternative energy research and conservation programs in anticipation of President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address tomorrow night. The CLEAN Energy Act passed last Thursday as part of the “First 100 Hours” Democratic agenda. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor today urged her colleges to stand up to big oil and vote yes on H.R. 6, the CLEAN Act of 2007. Read more »

 U.S. Representative Kathy Castor spoke yesterday at the Annual Tampa Organization of Black Affairs' Leadership Breakfast. She later marched in the Dr. Martin Luther King Drum Major for Justice Parade in St. Petersburg. Finally, she celebrated Dr. King's life and legacy at the annual Interfaith Memorial Service at Beulah Baptist Church in Tampa. Castor has co-sponsored Rep. John… Read more »

As a member of the powerful Rules Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor joined with Chair Louise Slaughter today to quickly move the bill to lower interest rates on student loans out of committee and into the floor. The bill would make college more affordable for working class families in Tampa Bay. Read more »

 U.S. Representative Kathy Castor today delivered on her promise to bring relief for seniors in the Tampa Bay area by urging her colleagues to require the Bush Administration to negotiate prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Castor learned firsthand the impact upon seniors of the ill conceived and expensive plan over the last year in a series of assistance sessions with… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor today announced that she was chosen by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC) to serve on his Whip Team for the 110th Congress. In this leadership role, Rep. Castor will help Clyburn gather support for the Democratic agenda, legislation that meets the needs of the American people. Read more »