Working Families Need Access to Resources in an Emergency
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Where do working families go when faced with an emergency? When the family car breaks down or needs a set of tires? When the AC needs servicing during a hot Florida summer? Or when your child needs that prom dress for the big dance? U.S. Rep. Castor announces Brownfields grant funding for South St. Pete’s Business District
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced that the City of St. Petersburg is recipient of two EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants totaling $400,000 to address several Brownfield sites within the Southside Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). Hillsborough Community College Gets Largest Corporate Support in its History for Completion of Transportation Technology Regional Training Center
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Workers with skills in transportation and logistics are in high demand in Florida, with more than 50,000 jobs expected in these fields through 2020. To meet the demand, Hillsborough Community College has been building out a regional Advanced Transportation Technology Center (ATTC), a program that will now be completed through a $1 million grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co.—the largest-ever corporate contribution to the College. Republican Leaders Embarrassed by Failure to Pass federal Budget, Ryan Budget "Not Savage Enough” for House Tea Party Republicans
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The Congressional Budget Act requires Congress to enact a budget resolution by today, April 15. However, while the Republican Congress introduced one of most brutal budgets ever and even passed it out of the Budget Committee, Republicans failed to meet their obligation to bring it to the House Floor for a vote today. The surprising turn of events for the “majority” party highlights the dysfunction and turmoil in the Republican-led Congress where their already-savage budget proposal proved not radical enough to move for final passage. House Democrats remain committed to fighting for working Americans and bringing forth a budget consistent with the bipartisan, bicameral agreement already reached last fall. Investing in our inventors
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Scientific discoveries and inventions in America’s college campus labs are accelerating modern technological progress at an astounding rate. Look at the advancements in 3-D printing, environmentally-friendly manufacturing, genomics and more. Universities and non-profit research institutions are the bedrock for our nation’s innovative work and progress. In 2014 alone, nearly 6,500 U.S. Utility Patents were granted to academic inventors around the world, according to a report by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Congresista Kathy Castor denuncia la desigualdad salarial
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Publicado por el aire por Telemundo Tampa U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Announces Winners of 2016 High School Congressional Art Competition
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President John F. Kennedy once said, “I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.” MacDill AFB Makes Short List for new KC-46 Tankers
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MacDill Air Force Base is on a short list of bases to be considered for the next base selection round of next generation of air refueling tankers, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced today. If selected, MacDill could become home to 36 new KC-46 tankers in the spring of 2020. A final basing decision could come as early as the end of 2016. U.S. Rep. Castor's statement on the President's final State of the Union
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the statement below following tonight’s State of the Union address by President Obama: Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
