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U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement re: the CBO's Report on the House Republican Health Care Repeal Bill

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The CBO today released its report on the devastating impact the House Republican health care repeal bill will have on American families: “It is unconscionable that Republicans are cutting health care for millions of Americans while providing massive tax breaks to the wealthy few. Fourteen million more Americans will be uninsured under the Republican repeal scheme than under current law…

Castor, Ross Reintroduce Bipartisan Flood Insurance Bill to Help Homeowners

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This news release was issued by U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, today reintroduced his bipartisan legislation, the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act, which would encourage the development of a robust private flood insurance market that can offer homeowners options in terms of pricing and…

U.S. Rep. Castor’s Statement re: Attorney General Sessions’ Apparent Perjury

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Lying to a congressional committee while you are under sworn oath is illegal.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions should resign and at the very least must recuse himself from the investigation into illegal collusion between Vladimir Putin, the Russian government and the Trump Campaign.  President Trump’s failure to release his tax returns (unlike any other presidential candidate or…

U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement Condemning the Arson at the Daarus Salaam Mosque and the Uptick in Hate Crimes

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement today expressing her concerns about the recent uptick in activity by  hate groups in Tampa Bay and around the country. Earlier this week, she expressed her concerns to the FBI and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. “Diversity is the bedrock of our faithful, generous and hard-working Tampa Bay…

Burgess, Hudson, Green, Castor Introduce Bill to Improve Trauma Care Through Military-Civilian Partnership

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Representatives Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the MISSION Zero Act (H.R. 880), to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) in assigning trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers filling a gap in care recently examined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

U.S. Rep. Castor’s long-time District Director, Chloe Coney, retires

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s District Director, Chloe Coney, will retire after serving Tampa’s community for more than 40 years in areas of economic development, housing and community building, including the last 10 years with U.S. Rep. Castor’s office. “Chloe’s passion and expertise have served our neighbors, families and businesses well,” U.S. Rep. Castor said. “She is revered by Tampa’s…