GOP reps mum on Trump's ban on trans service members
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Gov. Rick Scott isn't the only Republican in Florida to avoid saying whether he supports or opposes President Donald Trump's proposed ban on transgender members of the military. U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement on the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association's Labor Agreement
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement on today’s announcement about the labor agreement reached between the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association and U.S. Soccer Federation that raises pay for players and effective through 2021: U.S. Rep. Castor cosponsors Paycheck Fairness Act
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Today on Equal Pay Day, the Paycheck Fairness Act is being introduced to help close the wage gap that still exists today for women to boost broader economic prospects for everyone. U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement Condemning the Arson at the Daarus Salaam Mosque and the Uptick in Hate Crimes
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement today expressing her concerns about the recent uptick in activity by hate groups in Tampa Bay and around the country. Earlier this week, she expressed her concerns to the FBI and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. “Diversity is the bedrock of our faithful, generous and hard-working Tampa Bay… U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement on the Executive Order on Refugees
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement on the executive order on refugees: “President Trump’s executive order targeting and banning legal permanent residents and refugees from war-torn areas is illegal, immoral and un-American. It has made us less safe. If the President wants to empower jihadists, this is the way to do it. I am in contact with… U.S. Rep. Castor announces $1.9M federal grant to strengthen TPD community policing
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today that Tampa Police Department is the recipient of a $1.9 million federal grant to hire 15 more officers to strengthen its community policing efforts. U.S. Rep. Castor announces $1.1M YouthBuild grant for Pinellas
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U.S. Rep. Castor announced a $1.1 million U.S. Department of Labor grant for CareerSource Pinellas’ YouthBuild, which gives youth seeking a second chance in life a bright and hopeful future by giving them the education and job training they need to turn their lives around. Activists call for change in law barring felons from voting in Florida
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Under a baking sun, church leaders and voting activists gathered Monday outside the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office to call for a constitutional amendment in Florida to restore felons' voting rights. Hooper: Mary McLeod Bethune would make imposing stand in statuary hall
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In 2015, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, started pushing to replace the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, one of two images representing Florida. U.S. Rep. Castor: FL should take note of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt SCOTUS decision
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Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion today for Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt: Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
