TAMPA, FL – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today announced a $1 million federal grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Urban and Community Forestry initiative for the City of Tampa to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat, and improve access to natural areas.
“Tampa Bay residents are living through the hottest year on record. We need more trees… Read more »
TAMPA, FL – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) hosted a virtual Town Hall with WFLA Meteorologist, Jeff Berardelli to provide an update on extreme weather patterns and events that occurred this summer in the Tampa Bay area, and cost-saving solutions to reduce electric bills. Castor’s timely conversation with Berardelli follows a summer of record-breaking heatwaves and other… Read more »
TAMPA, FL – U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and local Postmasters to address the lack of air conditioning in mail delivery trucks by swiftly updating the mail delivery fleet with modern electric vehicles while making desperately needed fixes to its current fleet to ensure the health and safety of Letter Carriers as climate pollution… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Sean Casten (IL-06) and Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-52) lead 77 of their colleagues in a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler urging the SEC to quickly finalize a strong and durable climate disclosure rule.
“Enhanced climate-related disclosure is the direction of travel for capital markets around the world,” the lawmakers wrote in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) called out Governor Ron DeSantis for his sneaky veto of funds that would lower costs for Florida families and small businesses through significant energy efficient discounts and rebates provided through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
“It feels… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on the House Republicans’ partisan and extreme Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
“MAGA Republicans in Congress have taken their radical abortion ban politics and climate change denial to the extreme by turning an important national security bill into a vehicle for their… Read more »
ST. PETERSBURG, FL - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) climbed aboard the Western Flyer for a tour of the marine research vessel and to learn more about the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) and University of South Florida’s (USF) Peerside initiative.
The custom-designed Western Flyer was granted to FIO by the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) for use… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) voted yes on a bipartisan budget agreement that, among many things, will raise the debt ceiling, protect critical initiatives millions of Americans rely on and avert a catastrophic default.
“Extremist Republicans in Congress never should have risked the American economy, jobs and retirement accounts to press their partisan budget… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) spoke with EPA Administrator Michael Regan about the historic grants from the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and CHIPS and Science Act coming to the Tampa Bay area.
“Florida communities are thrilled to be able to tackle modernization of their water & wastewater systems,” said Castor. “Thanks to the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) voted no on a Republican-led effort to raise energy costs and harm lower-cost solar energy in the U.S. H.J.Res. 39 would immediately reimpose costly tariffs on solar products, slow the United States’ transition to clean energy, and eliminate thousands of American jobs. The Biden-Harris Administration suspended… Read more »
