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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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: Read more »

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. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement regarding the announced agreement to provide Cuban baseball players with a safe and legal path to sign with a Major League Club: Read more »

Today’s report by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment period shows that Florida leads in the number of our neighbors who signed up for affordable, quality health coverage once again. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) issued the following statement: Read more »

Leaders in the fight against climate change, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Charlie Crist (FL-13) wrote to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change offering Tampa Bay as a host of the 2019 Conference of the Parties (COP 25). Read more »