Castor: Head Start Finally Making Up Lost Ground
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Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced her support for the bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill and highlighted the restoration of funding for Head Start students which had been severely hurt by sequester cuts. Local academy receives $1M grant to develop workforce skills
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced today a $1 million grant for the Tampa Bay Academy of Hope. The grant will fund the Academy’s NOW (No Offender Without a Second Chance) initiative that offers support services, training and skills development to help participants ages 16-24 obtain employment. U.S. Rep. Castor criticizes Republican obstruction that causes student loan interest rate hike
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If Congress does not act by Monday, the rate on federally subsidized Stafford loans will double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Congresista Castor denuncia enmienda anti-migratoria aprobado por los Republicanos
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La Congresista Demócrata de Tampa, Kathy Castor, denuncio la enmienda anti-migratoria aprobado ayer por los Republicanos en la Cámara de Representantes, la cual deportara a los estudiantes llamados DREAMers. El voto es un ataque directo a la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, una iniciativa para proteger cientos de miles de inmigrantes jóvenes de ser deportados si fueron traídos por sus padres a los Estados Unidos sin permiso cuando eran niños, pero han cumplido con sus deberes y las leyes. U.S. Rep. Castor sounds alarm for students and their families: Looming July 1st student loan rate hike a ticking time bomb
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.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) announced today that the proposed student loan bill to be considered by Congress this week to address the July 1 interest rate hike poses a significant risk to students and families. Congresista Castor advierte sobre el aumento en los intereses de préstamos escolares
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La Congresista Kathy Castor anuncio hoy que el proyecto de ley que el Congreso tomará bajo consideración esta semana sobre el aumento de intereses para préstamos escolares es un peligro para estudiantes y sus familias. U.S. Rep. Castor Discusses Sequester Cuts to Head Start on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews
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In her ongoing effort to highlight the harm caused by job losses and across-the-board federal budget cuts to important federally-funded initiatives, such as Head Start, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) discussed the drastic sequester reductions today on Hardball with Chris Matthews. Last week, Rep. Castor and several Head Start parents held a press conference to bring attention to a $1.4 million cut to Hillsborough County Head Start. Rep. Castor explained that 70,000 Head Start 3-year-old and 4-year-old students across America would likely be cut from Head Start preschool because Republicans refuse to replace the sequester. Below is a link to the entire video clip and a transcript of the interview. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
