U.S. Rep. Castor's statement on the President's final State of the Union
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the statement below following tonight’s State of the Union address by President Obama: U.S. Rep. Castor calls for sweeping changes by VA to meet its responsibilities to veterans
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) demanded that the VA implement drastic improvements to better serve veterans. A recent Inspector General report and other reports have pointed out failures that continue to persist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Rep. Castor's statement on passage of year-end omnibus appropriations bill
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Congress today came together to pass an important omnibus appropriations bill that funds medical research, education and clean energy initiatives that will boost jobs across the Tampa Bay area and America. Democrats successfully beat back scores of harmful Republican policy ‘riders’ on Planned Parenthood, Cuba, environmental protection and other topics. U.S. Rep. Castor marks one-year anniversary of historic announcement of new course for U.S./Cuba relations, announces House bipartisan Cuba Working Group
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On the eve of the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s historic announcement to re-establish U.S./Cuba diplomatic relations, today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14-Tampa Bay) announced that she will help breathe life into a bipartisan task force to press for congressional action that will build on the progress. Bipartisan education reform bill passes Congress, on its way to President's desk
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The long-overdue, bipartisan education reform bill, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), received final passage today in Congress and is now headed to President Obama’s desk for signature. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor sees huge FL win with passage of federal transportation bill, FAST Act: "Greatest funding increase for federal road, bridge and transit programs since the Recovery Act”
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After numerous stopgap measures used over the past several years to merely keep transportation funding afloat, a bipartisan agreement for the long-stalled transportation and infrastructure bill passed the House and Senate yesterday and is on its way to the President to be signed into law. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will invest $281 billion in local communities across the country over the next five years, boosting Florida’s share of the Federal Highway Funding by more than $890 million. U.S. Rep. Castor: Major Education Reform of “No Child Left Behind” Rightfully Maintains Focus on the Achievement Gap, Requires Renewed Commitment from State and Local Educators
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) applauded yesterday’s passage of the bipartisan education reform bill in the U.S. House of Representative yesterday and encouraged Pinellas and Hillsborough School Districts to renew their focus on the achievement gap. The Every Student Succeeds Act replaces No Child Left Behind, which was overdue for reauthorization and reform. Democrats fought off radical cuts proposed by the GOP that would have cut $437 million from Florida public schools over the coming years. U.S. Rep. Castor urges Speaker Ryan to disband Select Panel to Attack Women's Health
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) urged House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan and House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Fred Upton to disband the Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health, which targets Planned Parenthood without justification. U.S. Rep. Castor's statement on HR 4038: Nothing is more important than the safety of families & all Americans
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement regarding H.R. 4038. Please also see U.S. Rep. Castor’s op-ed, “To combat Islamic State, strengthen Special Forces and insist on more help from other nations,” published today. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s Letter to the U.S. Soccer Federation
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor sent a letter to Sunil Gulati, president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, urging the Federation to support and advocate for FIFA reform that places a stronger emphasis on girls’ and women’s soccer across the globe. Rep. Castor also called for greater gender balance in the governance of FIFA. Rep. Castor states in her letter: “[a]s Co-Chair of… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
