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Florida and Coastal States Better Protected from Drilling Threat with Passage of U.S. Rep. Castor's Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Climate Crisis, Jobs & Economy, Military

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.

Congress must protect the nation’s coastal communities from threats posed by offshore drilling for oil and gas

| Posted in Opinion Pieces
Tags: Climate Crisis, Small Business, Jobs & Economy, Military, Protecting Consumers

Offshore drilling has no place in our oceans today. This week, Congress has an opportunity to protect our coastal beaches and communities from being subjected to a lifetime of dangerous offshore drilling. The communities we represent and others like them across the country are standing up to the Administration’s plans to open nearly all federal…

U.S. Rep. Castor Announces MacDill AFB Investments in Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Military

Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) helped lead the U.S. House of Representatives in passing the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA provides for a 3.1 percent pay raise for military service members and a strong and a smart national defense strategy. U.S. Rep. Castor championed several important provisions in the bill that directly help MacDill Air Force Base service members and families, including tackling the mold problem in base housing and a new Tenants’ Bill of Rights.

MacDill AFB, Tampa Bay in U.S. House Defense Spending Bills

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Veterans' Affairs, Legislation, Jobs & Economy, Military

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced passage of robust appropriations bills to fund America’s national defense and support military families at MacDill Air Force Base and across the country. H.R. 2740 and H.R. 3550 passed this week and include a boost in pay for our service members as well as provisions to correct substandard on-base housing and strengthen the care our veterans have earned and deserve. U.S. Rep. Castor also insisted that funds meant for investments in our troops and national security are not diverted to the President’s border wall.

Florida congressional delegation united in opposing drilling off state's coast

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Climate Crisis, Legislation, Jobs & Economy, Military

U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14), Francis Rooney (FL19) and the entire Florida congressional delegation today urged Acting Interior Secretary Bernhardt to protect the coasts of Florida from oil and gas development. Unanimous bipartisan support is rare in Washington, but the stakes are high for Florida, it’s economy and natural environment as the Trump Administration moves forward on drilling off the coast.