Washington – Today the independent, nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its 2019 High-Risk List – once again and since 2013, the GAO has included the federal government’s fiscal exposure to climate change risks. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the following statement: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) is continuing her stand against special interests and corruption in Washington by introducing the Honest Elections and Campaigns Act, H.R. 1363, bipartisan legislation to require former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of having them live on as Zombie Campaigns. The bill is being offered as an amendment to the landmark “For the People Act”, H.R. 1, that is scheduled to be debated and voted on this week. Read more »

U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14), Francis Rooney (FL19) and the entire Florida congressional delegation today urged Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt to protect the coasts of Florida from oil and gas development. Unanimous bipartisan support is rare in Washington, but the stakes are high for Florida, it’s economy and natural environment as the Trump Administration moves forward on drilling off the coast. Read more »

The voices of our neighbors who have been advocating for new laws to end gun violence prevailed this week in a dramatic break from the past when U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to stem the gun violence epidemic in America. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released the statement below following the announcement of the appointment of Republican members to the Committee: Read more »

Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) released the following letter signed by Florida Reps. Kathy Castor, Gus Bilirakis, and Darren Soto calling on Secretary DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education to take aggressive action against Argosy University, and ensure that students impacted by the for-profit University’s poor decisions are financially protected. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House voted today to disapprove President Trump’s sham national emergency and fundamental constitutional overreach. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and several of her colleagues in the U.S. House reintroduced H.R. 1226, her bipartisan Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act, which would help improve the coordination of and access to high quality care to ensure optimal outcomes for children with complex medical conditions on Medicaid. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) will hold her annual Black History Month event on Tuesday, February 19, 10 a.m. at Middleton High School Auditorium, 4801 N. 22nd St. Tampa, FL 33610, where she will celebrate the extraordinary contributions of four Tampa Bay leaders – former member of the Hillsborough County School Board, Doretha Edgecomb; former Florida State Rep. Betty Reed; Harold… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement after President Trump declared a national emergency – an unwarranted and unconstitutional act: “President Trump’s personal political predicament does not qualify as a national emergency.  He manufactured a national emergency to unlawfully divert funds to his pet project instead of focusing on what matters to American… Read more »