Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor led 35 House Members from the 12 non-expansion states in urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) to include language to permanently close the Medicaid coverage gap in budget reconciliation being considered by Congress this summer. In Florida, almost one million individuals do not have access to affordable health care… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) wrote President Joe Biden thanking him for his support of the Cuban people and the direct sanctions on the communist regime members responsible for the ongoing repression and response to the peaceful protests that continue in Tampa today.
Text of the letter can be found here and below:
RE: Freedom for the People of Cuba
Dear Mr. President:
On… Read more »
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 »
