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 »

The U.S. Congress is poised to approve tonight a final bipartisan budget agreement to keep the government open and fund critical investments for Florida and the country. Read more »

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. Read more »