The CBO today released its report on the devastating impact the House Republican health care repeal bill will have on American families:
“It is unconscionable that Republicans are cutting health care for millions of Americans while providing massive tax breaks to the wealthy few. Fourteen million more Americans will be uninsured under the Republican repeal scheme than under current law… Read more »
El Comité de Energía y Comercio de la Cámara de Representantes aprobó ayer la ley de abrogación del cuidado de salud del Partido Republicano. Read more »
"It's pretty horrendous, that's not our values here," said Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor as she stood in front of Memorial Hospital of Tampa. Read more »
Representatives Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the MISSION Zero Act (H.R. 880), to assist the Department of Defense (DoD) in assigning trauma surgeons to civilian trauma centers filling a gap in care recently examined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Read more »
As the GOP leadership leads an effort to repeal quality, affordable health care for millions of Americans, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) was chosen as the first to lead the fight to preserve health care protections and the financial security of seniors, women and our neighbors with pre-existing conditions. Read more »
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. Read more »
Medical researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida are likely beneficiaries as are families who struggle with cancer, Alzheimer's and opioid addiction of the 21st Century Cures legislation that passed last night in the U.S. House with overwhelming bipartisan support, announced U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14). Read more »
Investigadores medicinales en el Moffit Cancer Center y University of South Florida son los beneficiarios, además de los familiares que sufren del cáncer, Alzheimer y adicción de opiáceos, de la legislación aprobada anoche en la Cámara de Representantes federal con apoyo bipartidista abrumador llamada “21st Century Cures”, anunció la Representante Kathy Castor (FL14). Read more »
As lead cosponsor of the bipartisan Concrete Masonry Products, Research, Education and Promotion Act, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) hailed this week’s 355-38 vote for passage of her bill by the U.S. House of Representatives as a big win for local manufacturers and jobs in Tampa Bay area, Florida and throughout the country. Read more »