Murphy’s bill is cosponsored by fellow Florida Reps. Kathy Castor and Donna Shalala, who are leading voices in Congress on health care issues. Rep. Castor, as member of the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee, helped to draft the Affordable Care Act, which authorized Medicaid expansion for American families. Rep. Shalala served as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Clinton.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and a majority of members in the U.S. House of Representatives passed several bipartisan bills today and yesterday to reopen the government, end the Trump shutdown and provide needed disaster aid to communities struggling to recover from recent natural disasters.
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) urged GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump to immediately reopen the U.S. government. U.S. Rep. Castor shared stories from neighbors across the Tampa area who are not receiving paychecks even though they are at work and others impacted by the shutdown. Watch her full remarks below: Democrats have worked with Republicans to develop a detailed, smart and effective Border Security plan that includes: New drug, weapons and contraband scanning tec...
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted yesterday to immediately reopen the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Agriculture. Yesterday’s bills represent individual appropriations bills already passed by U.S. Senate Republicans.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted on one of the numerous U.S. Senate Republican-passed bills to reopen the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other critical agencies, including the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, to prevent the degradation of Florida’s national parks and monuments, allow EPA to resume its critical activities in protecting Florida’s clean air and waters that are inextricably linked to our state’s economy, and protecting the nation’s public health.
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Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Ted Deutch (FL22) led the entire Florida Democratic Congressional delegation in a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis encouraging him to reject proposals to undermine Florida’s Medicaid program and instead to expand Medicaid to benefit countless Floridians and Florida’s economy.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) reintroduced her bipartisan Florida Coastal Protection Act today, which would make permanent the moratorium on oil drilling that exists now but is slated to expire in 2022. U.S. Rep. Castor is joined by several of her Florida colleagues in standing up for Florida’s natural resources and economy and in taking on powerful oil and gas companies.
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) outlined the bold set of reforms under the For the People Act that will put power back in the hands of Floridians and the American people by ending the dominance of big money in politics; making it easier, not harder, to vote; and ensuring that politicians actually serve the public interest.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement regarding her appointment as Chair of the new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis by Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi:
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today she and her office worked to deliver $2.6 million to veterans, seniors, small businesses and families across Tampa Bay. She also worked to secure more than $340 million in federal grants this year to create jobs, invest in education and infrastructure, and bolster the important work of local partners.
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