U.S. Rep. Castor's statement on USDOT's final selection of U.S. airlines, cities for new service to Havana
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the statement below following the U.S. Department of Transportation’s announcement today of final selection of U.S. airlines and cities for new service to Havana, which includes Tampa, Fla.: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s Statement on Monsignor Higgins’ Passing
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) issued the statement below following the announcement of Monsignor Higgins' passing: U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor statement on Zika case in Pinellas
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement today following the news that the first non-travel related case of Zika has been reported in Pinellas County: U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, Gus Bilirakis visit children’s hospital with update on ACE Kids Act
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Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14)and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) visited with patients and families of St. Joseph’s Children’s Chronic-Complex to update the progress of the ACE Kids Act in Congress and build momentum on getting it passed this year. Fla. Dem. Delegation to State: Don’t Pollute Our Waters and Endanger Florida Lives, Ecosystems
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Democratic Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation are calling on Florida’s Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) to reject a harmful proposal that would threaten Florida’s ecosystems and compromise Floridians’ health and livelihoods. The delegation also urges Governor Rick Scott to fill two long-vacant seats on the commission so that this and future proposals are deliberated with full consideration of the interests of all Floridians. Democrats lead discharge petition to force vote on student loan debt refinancing bill
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Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement after their discharge petition to force a yes-or-no vote on the Courtney/Warren Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act (H.R. 1434) was signed by nearly 170 colleagues in under 48-hours: Reps. Barton and Castor Applaud Hearing on the ACE Kids Act
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Today the Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health convened a legislative hearing on the ACE Kids Act. The ACE Kids Act, HR. 546, was first introduced in the 113th Congress and subsequently in the 114th Congress by Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gene Green (R-TX), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), and David Reichert (R-WA). Tampa could have scheduled flights to Havana by year’s end
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Scheduled service from Tampa to Havana, Cuba just got a lot closer. U.S. Rep. Castor backs bipartisan mental health legislation
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In a step forward to improve mental health services, the U.S. House today passed the bipartisan Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016, supported by U.S. Rep. Castor, who serves on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee as well as its Health Subcommittee. Tampa Bay secures $3.8M in federal funding for TechHire
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that Tampa's University area community has won a major $3.8 million U.S. Department of Labor competitive TechHire Grant to develop tech talent and create the jobs of the future tied to the Tampa Innovation Alliance and surrounding businesses. Tampa/Hillsborough County is one of only 39 communities throughout the country to win the grant and received the highest amount in the State of Florida. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
