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Castor Praises Introduction of the Energy Bills Relief Act by SEEC Leaders

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and 122 House Democrats, led by House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Clean Energy Deployment Task Force Co-Chairs U.S. Reps. Sean Casten (IL-06) and Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the Energy Bills Relief Act, a family- and consumer-focused approach to United States energy policy…

Castor: Trump’s First Year Cost Florida Families Thousands More in 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor released the following statement on the U.S. Congress’s Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Minority report analyzing family expenses from housing costs to transportation costs: “President Trump promised American families to lower costs and end inflation, but after one year in office, the numbers show the opposite. Due to arbitrary Trump…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Year-End Report: Fighting to Lower the Cost of Living, Delivering Hurricane Recovery Aid, Answering the Call for Immigration Assistance, Serving Tampa Bay Neighbors Directly

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TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) announced today that her team worked to deliver over $24.4 million in aid, benefits and refunds to veterans, seniors, small businesses, and families in 2025. Additionally, $1,604,681,095 in federal grants were secured for disaster assistance, veterans' support services, early childhood learning through Tinker…

CASTOR OPPOSES REPUBLICAN TAX GIVEAWAY FOR BILLIONAIRES, WARNS OF HARM TO MIDDLE-CLASS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) voted ‘no’ on the Republican “budget for billionaires” that would gut health care for children, seniors and people with disabilities – all for $7 trillion in giveaways to GOP billionaire donors. The Republican scheme to make the richest Americans richer will explode the deficit by heaping trillions of dollars of debt on…

Rep. Castor Introduces Legislation to Lower the Cost of Rebuilding for Homeowners & Small Businesses After Most Destructive Hurricane Season

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced new legislation to lower the cost of rebuilding for homeowners and small business owners after hurricanes and other disasters. The Rebuild & Save Act would help homeowners and small business owners tap into larger Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest loans to cover the…

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Trump’s Energy-Related Executive Orders: A Recipe for Higher Electric Bills and Costly Catastrophes

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s day-one executive actions on U.S. energy policy, including withdrawing from the international Paris Climate Accord, opening public lands to oil and gas drilling and declaring a “national energy emergency”: “President Trump and his oil and gas supporters…

ICYMI: Rep. Castor Calls Out Republicans for Delaying Disaster Aid for FL Families, Small Businesses and Local Communities

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) hosted a press conference to shed light on Republicans’ breaking their promise to the American people by further delaying critical disaster assistance that families, businesses and communities desperately need to rebuild. “Republican chaos and dysfunction are hurting Floridians at a time…

VIDEO: Castor Urges Congress to Speed Disaster Recovery Resources to Florida Families & Small Businesses

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) urged colleagues to speed disaster recovery resources to families, small business owners and local communities following President Biden’s disaster supplemental funding proposal. Rep. Castor testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee about the devastating back-to-back hurricanes, the…

U.S. Rep. Castor, SBA Administrator Open Small Business Recovery Center to Aid Businesses, Individuals, Renters & Nonprofits Damaged or Economically Harmed By Hurricanes

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TAMPA, FL – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman marked the opening of a new SBA Business Recovery Center (BRC) at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center in Ybor City to support recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The SBA BRC is available to assist businesses, homeowners and renters with advice and…

U.S. Reps. Castor, Clarke Introduce Bill to Lower Costs, Boost Energy Efficiency Across America

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) introduced legislation to boost innovative energy efficiency technologies and lower energy costs for families and small businesses across America. Specifically, the American Energy Efficiency Act would create a new national energy efficiency resource standard, which, according to experts, could…