After the pattern of deception and recent disclosure involving President Trump's attempted influence of the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign and ties to Russia, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) signed a House discharge petition to force the U.S. House to take up bipartisan legislation to establish an independent, outside commission. The commission would bring transparency to the investigation of Trump-Russia connections and possible collusion following well-established Russian meddling in the election. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement on tonight's appointment of a special counsel by U.S. Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement about the firing today of FBI Director James Comey: Read more »

Today on May 1, Immigrant Rights Day, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released statistics demonstrating the economic contributions of immigrants to the Tampa Bay region. Read more »

This morning, U.S. Rep. Castor (FL14) blasted Congressional Republicans and President Trump for their failure to address the challenges of American families, as Republicans offered a one-week government funding bill right before Trump's hundred day mark. Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL14) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL27) led a bipartisan group of their Florida colleagues calling for emergency assistance for our neighbors as we enter the busy travel season in light of the recently closed Miami Passport Agency. Read more »

As congressional Republicans and President Trump try to avoid a government shutdown this week over the controversial border wall and try to revive a failed health care bill, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) is urging House Speaker Paul Ryan and the Trump Administration to act to protect affordable health care now or else be responsible for higher costs and dire consequences for Florida families. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), elected officials, activists and experts stood together on the shore of Tampa Bay on the seven-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, to speak out in strong opposition to President Trump’s elimination of the Tampa Bay Estuary program, clean water, clean air and NOAA coastal resource initiatives under his proposed budget. Read more »

Alonso High School senior student, Norys Curbelo-Bermudez, was awarded the top prize in U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s (FL14) annual high school congressional art competition with a beautiful reflection of a French horn titled, "Le Blues." Norys competed against her peers from public and private high schools in Hillsborough County. She will be on her way to Washington, D.C in June to display her artwork in the U.S. Capitol for one year and compete in the national competition. U.S. Rep. Castor’s congressional art competition awards ceremony was held yesterday at the Tampa Museum of Art in downtown Tampa. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement about last night’s U.S. strike against Syria: "The Tomahawk missile strike on the Syrian air base was an important and targeted response to Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons. Russia and Iran should be held accountable as well for their support of Assad and his war on the Syrian people. Read more »