WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Rob Wittman (VA-1) introduced the Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration (Finding ORE) Act to strengthen U.S. mineral security and reduce strategic vulnerabilities. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) introduced a companion… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) led the Florida Democrats in urging the new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya to reverse cuts to life-saving medical research into treatments and cures for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes. This drastic reduction in funding will hurt Florida families, eliminate thousands of Florida… Read more »
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… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) today issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at “dismantling the U.S. Department of Education:"
"High-quality public schools and talented teachers depend on robust federal support to support students, especially in Hillsborough and Pinellas. Trump and Elon Musk are simply… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted House Republicans for advancing a bill that harms families and veterans while giving Donald Trump and Elon Musk unprecedented and dangerous leeway to shutdown essential services.
“House Republicans are turning their backs on veterans exposed to toxins, our neighbors who need housing that… Read more »
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) issued the following statement in response to President Trump and Elon Musk’s destructive, costly layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS):
"This reckless and shortsighted decision will cost lives. The National Weather Service is a lifeline for communities facing… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) slammed House Republicans during an Energy and Commerce full committee markup on the committee’s authorization and oversight plan for the 119th Congress. The oversight plan sets the structure for the committees’ oversight responsibilities for the 119th Congress. Despite the ongoing dismantling of the federal government… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) blasted the House Republican “budget for billionaires” that guts health care for children, seniors and people with disabilities to give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy. The Republican budget also proposes to add $1.6 trillion in increases to the deficit – a massive burden for hardworking people and younger… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14), Young Kim (CA-40), Russell Fry (SC-07), and Kevin Mullin (CA-15) are introducing a bipartisan bill to improve cost transparency for stays in short-term lodging, such as hotels, motels, and inns.
The Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 prohibits unfair or misleading price advertising for places of short-term… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL), Don Beyer (D-VA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY) and 75 of their colleagues wrote Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought demanding the restoration of public access to federal datasets and data-driven tools, which are essential to government accountability, public and private sector research, and the work… Read more »