The growing missions at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) scaled a big hurdle today as the 2019 NDAA cleared the U.S. House Armed Services Committee this morning. Read more »

While Florida Gov. Rick Scott seeks a proposal to cut nearly $100 million from families who rely on Medicaid, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson are leading an effort by members of Congress from Florida to stop it and protect seniors and our neighbors with disabilities. Read more »

An investigation of the bipartisan U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee uncovered that drug wholesalers and distributors flooded West Virginia and other areas with massive amounts of opioids even after warnings from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), who serves as vice ranking member of the committee, questioned CEOs of five drug wholesaler corporations that distributed mind-boggling amounts of opioids to small towns and cities for many years. Drug distributors chose to embrace profits and high salaries over their responsibility to the American people under the law that requires them to report and stop suspicious orders. These distributors need greater accountability. Read more »

“Students are very outspoken and active today and I appreciate how they express themselves through art as well. Arts are vital to the Tampa Bay community. In Hillsborough County alone, arts and culture generates $433.2 million in economic activity and nearly 15,000 jobs are tied to the industry, according to report issued last year by Americans for the Arts,” U.S. Rep. Castor said. Read more »

Last night, a resolution introduced by co-chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-18), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV-04) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 392 to 3. This resolution, H.Con.Res. 111, expresses the House of Representative’s support for North America’s united bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) is urging Congress to protect consumers against increasingly exorbitant baggage fees by adopting her amendment to the five-year FAA reauthorization bill scheduled for a vote this week on the U.S. House Floor. Read more »

This week U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) congratulated two students who have put Tampa Bay on the national map for their outstanding leadership and work. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Castor is hosting her annual high school art competition, and the Tampa Museum of Art will feature entries through May 2. Read more »

Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) led a group of 170 members of Congress in introducing companion resolutions in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives formally calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign. The resolution comes in response to Pruitt’s repeated ethics violations, misuse of taxpayer dollars, and actions that fundamentally undermine the mission of the EPA – favoring big polluters at the expense of science, our environment, and the health of children and families. Read more »

For the first time in nearly six decades, the world will know a Cuba without a Castro at the helm. For the United States, this is a new opportunity for a new and improved relationship with our neighbor just 90 miles off the Florida coast - one we cannot afford to let slip through our grasp. Read more »