U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, helped Rosado obtain the Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge and World War II Victory Medal, among others. The congressional office also secured several foreign honors, including the Belgian Fourragere, the Dutch Orange Lanyard and a Thank You America certificate from France. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, presented the veteran of the 101st Airborne Division with a collection of a dozen medals and commendations that she said Rosado should have received during World War II. Read more »

Haley and USF will study injuries like those suffered by troops in explosions. At a news conference outside Haley, Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, said she recently inserted language in the National Defense Authorization Act that gives the Haley-USF partnership "a leg up" in getting some of that $450-million. Read more »

Monday, flanked by doctors and academics, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, announced a new partnership to study brain injuries between James A. Haley VA Medical Center and the University of South Florida's Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor called the rates at which Tampa Bay veterans hospitals turn away sick patients "unbelievable" Thursday, and urged the man slated to take over the Department of Veterans Affairs to address the problem. Read more »

Funding for projects in the Tampa Bay area to advance electronic medical records, cancer research and brain injury are included in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) said in a release that the initiatives would improve basic health care for the underserved, veterans and working people in the Bay area. Read more »

“I was honored to preside over the House of Representatives during this special time,” said Castor. “The stories of these heroes have gone untold for too long and they hold a special place in my community.” Read more »

NY TIMES EDITORIAL The House has acted swiftly to deal with some of the shameful conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center... worthy provisions would mandate more physicians for the system and a moratorium on outsourcing medical needs to private contractors. Read more »

“Supporting our troops does not mean that you simply salute as you send them off to war,” said Kathy Castor, D-Fla. “It also means that they are supported when they come home, their families are respected, and our wounded warriors receive superior health care for their physical injuries and mental scars.” - Alex Wayne, CQ Staff Read more »

As a member of the powerful House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor today plans to amend the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007, to improve the health care for area veterans. Read more »