U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor voted to keep taxes low for middle-class families and boost economic growth in America. As part of the bill, she voted to reject a pay raise for members of Congress. Read more »

“Small-business owners and farmers across Florida worked diligently to make their case to the Obama Administration regarding unfair trade practices and the "dumping" of fresh tomatoes in the U.S. market. Unfair trade and unlawful dumping hurt Florida businesses and tomato farmers. We are grateful that the Obama Administration listened and we are on track to preserve jobs and boost the economy for these home-grown products. The benefits will be felt in Ruskin, Hillsborough County, Palmetto, Manatee County and throughout Florida." Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and community leaders kicked off an effort today to promote the importance of MacDill Air Force Base to federal officials in the hopes of having new KC-46 refueling tankers assigned to the base. The bipartisan effort, called MacDill Means Mobility, will serve as a rallying point to communicate the strengths of MacDill and for the military advocacy already in place in our region. Read more »

President Obama’s trip to Tampa tomorrow highlights the importance of the Port of Tampa in our community, our commitment to creating jobs, our local small businesses tied to international trade, and the vital role travel and tourism play in our economy, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said. Read more »

Today, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor proposed an amendment to the Republican Budget to protect Medicare benefits for seniors. Castor sought to preserve improvements in Medicare benefits that have been in place for two years under the Affordable Care Act, including closure of the prescription drug coverage gap (donut hole), coverage of key preventive services and annual wellness visits with no co-pays or deductibles. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor announced another boost to jobs at the Port of Tampa under a $1 million grant from the Department of Transportation shipyard initiative to Gulf Marine Repair. The funds will be used for a drydock modernization and upgrade Read more »

“Entrepreneurs and small businesses owners throughout our community need a boost to hire, form startups, and grow their businesses. The bipartisan JOBS Act cuts red tape that often gets in the way of creating new jobs and businesses." Read more »

Today in the U.S. House Budget Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor highlighted the benefits that would come to the Tampa Bay area in President Obama’s FY13 Budget proposal. Read more »

I applaud President Obama’s actions today to create a National Travel & Tourism Strategy to promote domestic and international travel that will boost jobs in the Sunshine State. Read more »

The House Republicans are causing real economic damage again to families across the country. Thanks to the tea party extremists in the House, middle-class taxes will rise, 147,000 Floridians will lose their unemployment benefits by the middle of February and more than 3 million Florida seniors on Medicare will have their access to doctors jeopardized. Read more »