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U.S. Rep. Castor & Florida’s Democratic Congressional Delegation Urge Gov. DeSantis to Commit to Clean Energy Future

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Florida’s Democratic Congressional Delegation urged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today to build upon his decision to establish an “Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection” and commit Florida to a clean energy future that protects Floridians from the costly impacts of climate change. U.S. Rep. Castor and all of the Florida Democrats in Congress advise that Florida lags behind other states in solar and renewable energy and that Florida should modernize its electric power production.

U.S. Rep. Castor & Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Trump-Approved Junk Health Insurance Plans From Harming Americans

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In response to the continued sabotage of affordable, quality health care and protections for our neighbors with preexisting conditions by President Trump and Republicans in Congress, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and colleagues U.S. Reps. Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA44), Steven Horsford (NV4), Gwen Moore (WI4), Lauren Underwood (IL14) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA11) introduced legislation to reverse the Trump Administration’s expansion of junk health insurance plans, also known as short-term, limited-duration insurance plans.

U.S. Rep. Castor Responds to Trump’s Shortsighted State of the Union Address, Calls for Action on Real Issues Affecting American Families

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement following President Trump’s shortsighted State of the Union address: “Tonight, we heard little vision from President Trump.  He did not mention higher wages for Americans and gave only passing reference to tackling exorbitant health care and drug costs.  There also was no mention of the most significant crisis of our…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor to be Honored at YMCA Signature Event

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This news release was issued by the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA. Tampa, FL (Feb. 4, 2019) – U.S. Representative Kathy Castor will receive the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA’s 2019 Community Impact Award on Monday, March 4 at 6:00pm. The Regions Community Impact Dinner will be emceed by ABC Action News’ Good Morning Tampa Bay Anchors Deiah Riley & James Tully at the Pepin’s…

U.S. Rep. Castor announces new grant to Florida Institute of Oceanography at USF

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U.S. Rep. Castor announced today a new grant of $1,951,773 to continue to support a fisheries and spawning habitat research effort launched from a previous grant award. In addition, this grant will support the competitive selection of several new projects to focus on science, monitoring and technology related to marine wildlife research, seafloor mapping and science support for the northwest Florida estuary programs.

Murphy Introduces Legislation to Better Inform States About the Benefits of Medicaid Expansion

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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.