Castor Statement on House Passage of 2020 Appropriations Bills
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) issued the following statement on the passage the FY2020 appropriations bills.
Castor Statement on House Passage of 2020 Appropriations Bills
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) issued the following statement on the passage the FY2020 appropriations bills. Castor: This $200k EPA grant ensures pathways to opportunity, success, good-paying jobs for East Tampa neighbors
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![]() Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) was joined by Ernest Coney, CEO and President of Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc (CDC of Tampa), Wanda Jennings of EPA Region 4 and other leaders to announce a $200,000 grant for the CDC through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant. What Washington can learn about climate action from South Florida
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Congresswoman Kathy Castor, who was selected to lead the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, writes that lessons learned in South Florida will inform solutions for the rest of the nation. U.S. Rep. Castor calls on extending important tax credit for businesses who want to go solar
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![]() Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL14), Tampa business owner Ivan Montoya, Solar Axiom’s Elio Muller and Tampa Bay Solar’s Steve Rutherford called on Congress to extend the federal solar tax credit by the end of the year. Castor highlighted the significant cost savings for small businesses like the Montoya Family Maaco Paint and Collision Repair in Town ‘N Country, which has nearly eliminated its entire monthly electric bill and draws almost all its power from clean energy after installing a solar rooftop . U.S. Rep. Castor Celebrates Federal Grants to Lift Up University Area Families, Students & Businesses
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![]() U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today two federal grants awarded to the University area, continuing her work to lift up the families, students and businesses who live and work in this growing area of innovation. These grants, awarded to University Area Community Development Corporation Inc. ($300,000) and the University of South Florida ($7.5 million), will bolster the region’s economy and continue investment in research and innovation burgeoning from the USF area. U.S. Rep. Castor votes to reopen DOT, HUD & Ag Departments
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) voted yesterday to immediately reopen the U.S. Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Agriculture. Yesterday’s bills represent individual appropriations bills already passed by U.S. Senate Republicans. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor leads Tampa Congressional Delegation in securing MacDill infrastructure investments
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![]() The growing missions at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) scaled a big hurdle today as the 2019 NDAA cleared the U.S. House Armed Services Committee this morning. U.S. Rep. Castor presses for an increase in federal disaster aid
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I intend to be a proactive partner to our local Tampa and Hillsborough County communities to speed recovery. U.S. Rep. Castor's Statement on the Passage of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
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Today U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement regarding the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill passed the U.S. House today, 344-81. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announces $1.6 million in recovered federal benefits for Tampa Bay families
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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. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |