Florida Business Damage Assessment Survey
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.
Florida Business Damage Assessment Survey
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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. Castor Votes to Send $4.67B in Emergency Aid to Puerto Rico
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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: Castor Takes Action to Protect Older Workers from Age Discrimination
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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. Castor and Florida Democratic Congressional Delegation Send Reminder to Florida Lawmakers, Governor: Be Smart and Bring Our Tax $ Home for Medicaid Expansion
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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. Castor Announces $1.2 Million Returned to Tampa Area Families and Veterans in 2019, $1.3 Billion in Federal Grants
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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. Castor Statement on House Passage of 2020 Appropriations Bills
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) issued the following statement on the passage the FY2020 appropriations bills. Castor: This $200k EPA grant ensures pathways to opportunity, success, good-paying jobs for East Tampa neighbors
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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. What Washington can learn about climate action from South Florida
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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. U.S. Rep. Castor calls on extending important tax credit for businesses who want to go solar
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![]() Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (FL14), Tampa business owner Ivan Montoya, Solar Axiom’s Elio Muller and Tampa Bay Solar’s Steve Rutherford called on Congress to extend the federal solar tax credit by the end of the year. Castor highlighted the significant cost savings for small businesses like the Montoya Family Maaco Paint and Collision Repair in Town ‘N Country, which has nearly eliminated its entire monthly electric bill and draws almost all its power from clean energy after installing a solar rooftop . Florida and Coastal States Better Protected from Drilling Threat with Passage of U.S. Rep. Castor's Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act
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![]() Florida and coastal states across the country declared a victory today with the passage of H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act. Protecting Florida’s beaches and coastal resources has been a part of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor’s (D-Tampa, Fla.) life work and she sponsored the bipartisan bill with U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Naples, Fla). The landmark bill protects Florida’s way of life and America’s national security by making the moratorium on oil drilling in federal waters off Florida coasts permanent. The moratorium is set expire in 2022. While the Trump administration has worked to open areas in the Gulf of Mexico and coastal areas to drilling, the Democratic-led House of Representatives acted to stop the unneeded and unwanted expansion. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |