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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announces $1.6 million in recovered federal benefits for Tampa Bay families

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Tags: Health Care, Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Jobs & Economy, Education, Protecting Consumers, Women

With the help of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), hundreds of veterans, seniors, troops, families and neighbors in the Tampa Bay area recovered more than $1.6 million in unpaid federal benefits in 2016. Nearly half—$773,132—was owed to our local veterans for benefits they have earned.

New AARP report highlights significant out-of-pocket costs for family caregivers

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Tags: Health Care, Veterans' Affairs, Legislation, Jobs & Economy, Protecting Consumers, Women

A new AARP report issued today details the out-of-pocket costs for caregivers in the United States – on average, family caregivers are spending 20 percent of their total income on caregiving expenses. This builds on last year’s AARP family caregiving report, which revealed the number of family caregivers in the United States – about 40 million, with Florida home to nearly 2.7 million of these caregivers.

Democrats lead discharge petition to force vote on student loan debt refinancing bill

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Tags: Legislation, Jobs & Economy, Education, Protecting Consumers

Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement after their discharge petition to force a yes-or-no vote on the Courtney/Warren Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act (H.R. 1434) was signed by nearly 170 colleagues in under 48-hours:

U.S. Rep. Castor speaks out against shielding big banks

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Tags: Protecting Consumers

U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) took to the floor of the U.S. House today to oppose a House Republican bill that takes financial cops off the beat and shields big banks and financial institutions from fraud investigations. She criticized a system rigged in favor of Wall Street at the expense of hardworking Americans. U.S. Rep. Castor supports giving more tools to law enforcement and U.S. Attorneys to hold white-collar criminals accountable for any financial misdeeds that have harmed neighbors, veterans, working families and so many all across the country. At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Castor met with the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida to discuss fraud and white-collar crime prosecutions.

U.S. Rep. Castor's commonsense amendment to protect money-saving initiatives under U.S. Department of Energy's FY2016

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Tags: Climate Crisis, Protecting Consumers

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor fought to restore vital energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives that have been placed on the chopping block by House Republicans during the debate on the U.S. Department of Energy appropriations FY2016 bill. Debate on the Castor Amendment occurred late last night.

U.S. Rep. Castor’s energy conservation measures get final passage in Congress

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Tags: Climate Crisis, Protecting Consumers

Earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) marked the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Blowout Disaster at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science Laboratory, where scientists summarized the extraordinary amount of research done since the disaster to better understand its costs to the Gulf of Mexico and the environment.