The House Republicans are causing real economic damage again to families across the country. Thanks to the tea party extremists in the House, middle-class taxes will rise, 147,000 Floridians will lose their unemployment benefits by the middle of February and more than 3 million Florida seniors on Medicare will have their access to doctors jeopardized. Read more »

Celebrating new jobs and a health clinic in Sulphur Springs, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, State Rep. Janet Cruz, City Councilman Frank Reddick and other community leaders broke ground today on a new community health center on the corner of Bird Street and Nebraska Avenue. The clinic is expected to open next spring and serve more than 12,000 new patients. The project will create new construction jobs in the short term and new health care jobs in the long term. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today that more medical residents will be able to study in Florida, meaning more medical care for our patients and more jobs for our students. Approximately 325 new residency slots are being created at Florida hospitals so that medical students trained in Florida can serve the health care needs of Floridians. Read more »

When it comes to pursuing federal largess, most of the states that oppose the 2010 health care law have refused to let either principle or politics block their paths to the trough. If Washington is doling out dollars, Republican governors and legislators typically figure they might as well get their share. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor released today new data from the House Energy and Commerce Committee showing how the Republican Medicare plan to end Medicare as we know it would impact future and present access to Medicare. We compiled data from the six congressional districts of the Tampa Bay area to show the local impact on families and individuals throughout our community. Read more »

In one of the most high profile votes of the Republican-led Congress, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced her intended vote this afternoon against the GOP budget plan to end Medicare and replace it with a voucher system that would reduce benefits and shift costs to older Americans and their families. Read more »

En uno de los votos de más alto perfil encabezado por el Congreso que esta dirigido por el partido Republicano, La Congresista Kathy Castor anunció esta tarde sus intenciones referente a su votación  en contra del plan de presupuesto por GOP que pondría  fin a Medicare y lo reemplazaría por un sistema de cupones que reduciría los beneficios y cambiaria los costos para personas… Read more »

In response to a Republican-led proposal to end the Prevention and Public Health initiative, Congresswoman Kathy Castor highlighted today on the House floor the positive effects these community-led initiatives are having on the Tampa Bay area and the state of Florida. The University of South Florida, the Pinellas County Health Department and the Florida Department of Health, among others, are already using these investments to improve our health and wellness. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor criticized the Republican 2012 budget proposal today that would destroy Medicare and replace it with a voucher system for private insurance companies that would reduce benefits and shift costs to seniors and their families. Read more »

In response to the Republican 2012 budget proposal released today and the impending government shutdown, Congresswoman Kathy Castor spoke on the House floor; in her remarks, she was critical of the Republican plan to dismantle Medicare as we know it and the irresponsibility of the Republicans cheering an impending government shutdown. Read more »