In response to a three-judge panel in Washington that ruled 2-1 that insurance tax credits apply only in states that have set up their own marketplaces, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) said the following: “Floridians are at the mercy of the rigid ideology of Republican Gov. Rick Scott and legislators who refused to set up a Florida marketplace, expand health services to a million Floridians under Medicaid and even took away the insurance commissioner's ability to oversee insurance company rate increases. Hopefully, on appeal, the hundreds of thousands of our neighbors who finally have affordable health insurance will maintain access to their valuable tax credits.” Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor hosted a bipartisan meeting today to continue discussions about what the future will bring for MacDill Air Force Base with members of the Tampa Bay delegation and Kathleen Ferguson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics and related Department of Defense officials. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) who in 2005 sought to pass an expanded human rights ordinance after the Hillsborough County Commission adopted an anti-gay pride policy with Castor alone voting no released the following statement today: Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) strongly opposing reclassification of the Florida manatee from “endangered” status to “threatened.” The letter also was signed by members of the Florida congressional delegation. Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced that the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) received a $23 million Health Care Innovation Award to test new ideas and innovative models to deliver improved care, lower costs and better health to children enrolled in Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), particularly those with the greatest health care needs. St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa is one of 10 children’s hospitals under CHA umbrella effort. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and a community coalition of doctors, nurses, researchers, public health students, health centers and advocates kicked off the HPV Action and Awareness campaign today in front of a local pediatricians’ office in Tampa. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced today that the Tampa Bay area will receive a $4.8 million federal boost for capital funding to help launch a private-public, high-speed ferry service to link job centers across Tampa Bay, including MacDill Air Force Base. Read more »

Ray Dever’s father, Ray Dever Senior, passed away when he was in high school and he said father his didn’t talk much about his military service. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor spoke out yesterday during floor debate and helped defeat an amendment to eliminate federal support for families, veterans and seniors who rely on the Legal Services Corporation, which provides grants to Bay Area Legal Services and other legal aid organizations throughout the country that afford access to civil legal assistance. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa, St. Petersburg) today hosted an official presentation to the U.S. Library of Congress of JFK in Tampa: The 50th Anniversary on the birthday of President Kennedy. Read more »