Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and John Katko (NY24) reintroduced the bipartisan Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act. This legislation would provide immediate access to support and medical care for individuals with metastatic breast cancer who already qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and are therefore eligible for Medicare. Under current law, these… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced her support for the 10 community projects allowed for consideration by the House Appropriations Committee in appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year. This year marks the first time that Members of Congress have been able to submit specific community projects for direct funding in over a decade. Rep. Castor is advocating for the 10… Read more »

Eleven years ago this week, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law - a landmark law U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) proudly helped draft to lower costs and expand access to care. Now, with an eye on lowering costs and expanding access, Rep. Castor introduced two pieces of legislation to build on the successes of the ACA by funding the Navigators who connect… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement after the House passed the historic American Rescue Plan. The legislation is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.   “The American Rescue Plan will put more shots in arms and more money in the pockets of our neighbors and small business owners who need it at this precarious time in the public… Read more »

On International HPV Awareness Day, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA08) introduced the Promoting Resources to Expand Vaccination, Education and New Treatments for HPV Cancers Act or the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act with the ultimate goal of preventing HPV-related cancers. Castor announced the introduction of the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act this morning at the HPV… Read more »

   U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement upon House passage of the American Rescue Plan: “We are truly at a precarious moment in America.  Too many families, workers and small businesses are hurting from the pandemic and its economic fallout. “In Florida, we lost a half a million jobs last year and suffered the second highest number of… Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has named Tampa Family Health Centers (TFHC) as one of initial 250 health centers across the country to directly receive vaccines through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program. Through this direct supply of vaccines, TFHC will be instrumental in… Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14) and Lauren Underwood (IL14) introduced the Ensuring Transparent Honest Information on COVID-19 (ETHIC) Act to require reporting of COVID-19 data from States, localities, Tribes and territories to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and give the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the tools needed to improve national public… Read more »

“With no time to lose, the American Rescue Plan released by President-elect Joe Biden holds great promise for Tampa Bay area families, students and small businesses to accelerate vaccinations, crush the coronavirus, and deliver direct, immediate relief to those hardest hit. “America is in the midst of a national emergency with both health and economic crises. We must act right away on… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today her office worked to deliver nearly $1.6 million to veterans, seniors, small businesses and families in 2020; almost $1.5 billion in federal grants to create jobs, invest in education and infrastructure, mitigate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and support the important work of local partners; and $2.7 billion in Paycheck Protection… Read more »