Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO03) reintroduced H.R. 4699, the Continuous Coverage for Flood Insurance Act, which would stop the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from penalizing consumers who elect to exercise their right to maintain flood insurance outside of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
“Families, homeowners, and small business… Read more »
Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) introduced the 21st Century FTC Act, legislation that would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking authority and first offense civil penalty authority.
“For too long, the FTC has been hamstrung in its ability to promulgate effective rules of the road for consumers and penalize companies that harm our friends and… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14), Gus Bilirakis (FL12), Vern Buchanan (FL16), Charlie Crist (FL13), Scott Franklin (FL15), Greg Steube (FL17) introduced a resolution honoring the Tampa Bay Lightning following their 2021 Stanley Cup victory, the second championship for the team in two years.
“The Lightning have dominated the NHL over the past seven seasons in an electrifying and… Read more »
U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today that the statue of educator and civil rights advocate, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, has started her journey to the U.S. Capitol following an unveiling ceremony in Pietrasanta, Italy on July 10, the anniversary of her birth. Dr. Bethune will represent the State of Florida in the National Statuary Hall Collection and will be the first… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) applauded House passage of the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act, which includes nearly $20M in funding for Tampa Bay area projects. Rep. Castor worked with local communities to prioritize projects that improve safety, reduce congestion, and expand transit. The INVEST in… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) issued the following statement upon passage of a resolution to establish a bipartisan committee that will investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol:
“America deserves the truth about the deadly January 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol and our democracy. Police officers struggled for hours, many were injured and some died as a result… Read more »
Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Scott Franklin (FL-15) announced that the entire bipartisan Florida Congressional Delegation is urging Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth to select MacDill Air Force Base as the next Main Operating Base (MOB) for 24 KC-46 Pegasus Tankers.
MacDill and Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington State are the top two candidates for the new… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) celebrated bipartisan House passage of H.R.2062 – the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 (POWADA), which would safeguard older Americans from age discrimination in the workplace.
“Federal law does not currently protect the 4.8 million 46-64 year-olds in Florida’s workforce in cases of age discrimination, and today the House… Read more »
“In a victory for the fossil fuel corporations over the citizens of Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis signed an extreme, anti-consumer, anti-clean energy bill into law late yesterday that preempts local communities from expanding clean energy and cost-saving energy efficiency. DeSantis and the GOP-controlled legislature continue to do the bidding of the fossil fuel and electric utility… Read more »
This week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor joined 267 of her colleagues in voting to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against Iraq Resolution of 2002:
“Nineteen years after the Congress voted to authorize the use of military force and go to war in Iraq - based upon false pretenses - I am heartened to see broad, bipartisan support to repeal the authorizing resolution. The… Read more »
