Congresswoman Kathy Castor announced today that Port Manatee is receiving $9 million to expand infrastructure at the port, which will help create more than 1,000 jobs in our community. The Manatee County Port Authority and the Brownsville Navigation District of Texas are receiving a Transportation Investment Generating Economy Recovery (TIGER II) grant to more efficiently move freight along the Marine Highway system. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor hailed today the clean-energy jobs being created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant initiative. Through this initiative, Hillsborough County has received $7.7 million and today they debuted new solar panels atop the old main courthouse. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor released the following statement today regarding the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act, which is poised to pass the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon and be sent to President Obama: Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor toured a "weatherized" St. Petersburg home today to view energy-efficient improvements and jobs being spread throughout the community by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Due to its success over the past year, the Pinellas County Urban League won another $1.5 million to expand its weatherization initiative, create jobs and save local residents on electric bills. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined Commerce Undersecretary and Tampa native Frank Sánchez today at a roundtable to discuss the importance of exports to Florida’s economy and jobs. Castor emphasized that the more goods and services exported from the Tampa Bay region, the more jobs will be created and sustained in our community. Read more »

Thousands of Florida teachers will keep their jobs, and Florida's struggling budget will receive a helpful shot in the arm tomorrow when the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation that will save thousands of education jobs and avoid more drastic layoffs and cuts. Read more »

“We have listened to our small business owners. Read more »

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor announced today that she is stepping up pressure on the Obama Administration to approve charter airline flights from Tampa International Airport to Cuba by signing on to the bill that will open travel to Cuba by all Americans. Read more »

Under this legislation, consumers and middle-class families win and the big Wall Street banks lose. Read more »

Congresswoman Kathy Castor joined the Democratic female members of the U.S. House of Representatives today to press the U.S. Senate to stop blocking vital jobs legislation, which the House passed last month. Read more »