Today the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the harmful Republican education overhaul that undermines the commitment to a quality education for all students across America. Republicans propose to slash overall education funding, including an unconscionable diversion of funds from working-class students to wealthier school districts -- perpetrating a reverse Robin Hood on the most disadvantaged children. Indeed, Hillsborough County Public Schools stands to lose $3.6 million in Title I funding this year alone, according to a White House report. Overall, the Republican bill proposes to slash an estimated $437 million from Florida public schools over the coming years. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the statement below following today’s announcement that BP agreed to a tentative settlement of $18.7 billion for claims resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the statement below following President Barack Obama’s announcement today to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba and reopen embassies: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today issued its opinion regarding the same-sex marriage case, Obergefell v. Hodges: Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) sent the attached letter to James A. Haley VA Hospital regarding recent media reports of rodents and pests in the hospital’s food service areas. Read more »

Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion for King v. Burwell: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement and information regarding statue replacements at the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Read more »

Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor called for replacing the statue of Confederate Gen. Kirby Smith, which has stood in Statuary Hall as a representation of Florida since 1922. Read more »

More than 1.3 million Floridians could lose health premium tax credits that make their private health insurance affordable - more than any other state - if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Republican partisans in King v. Burwell, according to a new report released today by Families USA. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement regarding today’s vote on the trade package in the U.S. House: Read more »