Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act just in time for the holidays to help families, veterans, small business owners, and students now and into 2023. The “omnibus” also includes vital aid to Floridians devastated by the costliest hurricane season through emergency supplemental funding to respond to the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Ian… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced 15 community priority projects in the year-end FY23 funding package that is slated to be voted this week, for a total of $27,699,164 directly to the Tampa Bay area – from cost-saving energy efficiency upgrades for Feeding Tampa Bay’s new facility to expansion of The Skills Center youth empowerment center in East Tampa to a first-of-its kind… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Lois Frankel (FL-21), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), Val Demings (FL-10), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), and Darren Soto (FL-09) released a joint statement highlighting the inclusion of critical disaster relief supplemental funding in the year-end government appropriations package… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor spoke in support of H.R. 8393 – the Puerto Rico Status Act on the House Floor ahead of the chamber’s vote on the bill. The bill passed 233-191.
A video of her remarks can be found here.
A transcript of her remarks can be found below:
Madam Speaker, the people of Puerto Rico deserve to live in dignity with the freedom to determine their future. That… Read more »
WASHINGTON (December 14, 2022) - On Wednesday, Chair Kathy Castor and the Democratic members of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released Solving the Climate Crisis 2022: Key Accomplishments and Additional Opportunities, a majority staff report highlighting key accomplishments made by Congress to address the climate crisis and additional… Read more »
Today, Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced H.R. 9487, the Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2022. This bipartisan bill will build upon prior legislation to better our understanding of the effect of medications on pregnant and lactating women and their infants. By updating FDA regulations,… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that Aashi Shrivastava (8th Grade) and Aditi Shrivastava (6th Grade), students at Tampa’s Terrace Community Middle School, were awarded the top prize in her annual congressional app challenge with their app, “Career Exploration.” The app was created through block code and aims to help high school students discover their career passions… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) announced that Rep. Murphy will serve as the Republican co-chair of the Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus (CAMC) for the 118th Congress. Established in 2009, CAMC is a bipartisan group of lawmakers that promotes academic medicine in congressional policy discussions to ensure a healthier future… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement upon the House’s 350-80 passage of the bipartisan FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
“The American people witness the bravery and commitment of our military service members everyday, and 2022 brought new challenges in defending our nation and its values in the aftermath of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of… Read more »
Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) introduced the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act (H.R.9336). The bill will increase lung cancer screening rates across the United States and reduce barriers to care and preventative services in underserved communities.
“Lung cancer kills too many Americans each year due in part to late-stage diagnoses.… Read more »
