U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $9,881,961 million from the recently passed CARES Act to the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County to bolster local relief efforts as our community responds to the coronavirus. The funding was authorized by recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and funding awarded is divided between Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grants...
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"In times of challenge and adversity, America responds to support each other. That is what I intend to do today to ensure that American families and workers have the help they need to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. "In Florida, we are used to the chaos and harm that a hurricane brings. Well, this coronavirus is a monster storm that is wreaking havoc, especially on our most vulnerable neighbors. We must respond in an resolute way. "This is the third bipartisan emergency aid package and it contai...
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Hillsborough small businesses impacted by the coronavirus should complete the Florida Business Damage Assessment Survey to help assess impacts of ?COVID-19 on local businesses.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the below statement following the passage of a $4.67 billion emergency aid package for Puerto Rico by a vote of 237 to 161 in the U.S. House of Representatives:
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Today, U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) was joined by AARP Florida State Director Jeff Johnson to call on the Senate to take up House-passed legislation to safeguard older Americans from age discrimination in the workplace.
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Today, on the eve of Florida’s Legislative Session, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) and the entire Florida Democratic Congressional delegation urged lawmakers and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to bring home billions of taxpayer dollars to better serve the health of our neighbors and boost our economy by expanding Medicaid.
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today that Tampa area families, veterans and seniors received over $1.2 million though the work of her constituent service team in 2019. Castor also worked to secure more than $1.3 billion in federal grants in 2019, including $958 million for medical research that demonstrates that Tampa Bay continues to grow as a national hub in health care innovation.
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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.
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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.
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