U.S. Rep. Castor calls on Congress to focus on jobs, not attack women’s health
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Today, U.S. Rep. Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) called on the House Republicans to support bills that promote jobs creation and the economy, not legislation that interferes with medical decisions by women and their doctors and their right to privacy. U.S. Rep. Castor champions nutrition for children in advance of U.S. House vote
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) was at Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary today and spoke out in opposition to Congressional Republicans' plan this week to cut supplemental nutrition for nearly 2 million people, mostly working families with children and senior citizens. U.S. Rep. Castor Rallies Public’s Involvement for Gulf Coast Restoration Plan
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The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council recently released its initial draft plan for restoring the Gulf Coast and will hold a public meeting about it Monday, June 17, 5:30-9 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute, located at 100 Eighth Ave., S.E. in St. Petersburg. In addition, formal comments will be accepted through June 24. “The Gulf… MetroRapid bus service officially open in Hillsborough
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U.S. Representative Kathy Castor along with county and city officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the Hidden River Corporate Park Monday to celebrate a new bus route of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit system. Congresista Castor denuncia enmienda anti-migratoria aprobado por los Republicanos
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La Congresista Demócrata de Tampa, Kathy Castor, denuncio la enmienda anti-migratoria aprobado ayer por los Republicanos en la Cámara de Representantes, la cual deportara a los estudiantes llamados DREAMers. El voto es un ataque directo a la Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, una iniciativa para proteger cientos de miles de inmigrantes jóvenes de ser deportados si fueron traídos por sus padres a los Estados Unidos sin permiso cuando eran niños, pero han cumplido con sus deberes y las leyes. Protection from Identity Thieves
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By Rep. Dennis Ross and Rep. Kathy Castor Published in the Tampa Bay Times on June 7, 2013 U.S. Rep. Castor denounces Republican anti-immigration vote to deport Dream Act students
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) today denounced a Republican anti-immigration vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to deport Dream Act students. The vote is a direct attack on the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" initiative that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the United States as children and have since led law-abiding lives. Castor, Ross Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect People from Identity Thieves
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U.S. Reps Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Dennis Ross (FL-15) introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent identity theft by uniformly truncating Social Security numbers on written documents. H.R. 2229, the Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 would mandate that Social Security numbers are truncated so that only a few, if any, of the nine digits of the Social Security number are visible. Statement on Hillsborough County repeal of gay pride ban
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) released the following statement today regarding the repeal of the discriminatory policy regarding gay pride passed by the Hillsborough County Commission in 2005. Castor urges Hillsborough Commission to reverse gay pride ban
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is urging Hillsborough County commissioners to do away with a policy prohibiting government recognition of gay pride displays or events. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
