A survey of Florida voters in eight congressional districts finds widespread support for Rep. Kathy Castor's bid to boost fuel economy standards for cars and trucks. The poll, conducted for the Pew Campaign for Fuel Efficiency which backs higher standards, found 89 percent of those surveyed support requiring the auto industry to raise the average miles per gallon standard. Read more »

Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, announced Monday that an amendment to the College Cost Reduction bill will restore funding from 2008 to 2011 for many of the Upward Bound programs. Castor said the she expects the House to pass the $120-million proposal this week, and said the amendment also has strong, bipartisan support in the Senate. Read more »

A federal program that has helped more than 3,000 low-income students enter the University of South Florida is getting new life, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said Monday. Continuing the Upward Bound program at three key Florida colleges is tied to a bill that Castor is helping direct. Read more »

La Rep. Nac. Kathy Castor (D-FL) anuncio hoy que esta luchando para salvar el programa Upward Bound, que ha beneficiado a miles de estudiantes de bajos ingresos en el area de la Bahia de Tampa desde su nacimiento hace mas de 40 anos. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) announced today that she is fighting to save the Upward Bound program, which has benefited thousands of low-income students in the Tampa Bay area since its inception 41 years ago. Read more »

  CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JAMES ``JIM'' H. SHIMBERG -- (Extensions of Remarks - June 22, 2007)   SPEECH OF HON. KATHY CASTOR OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007 Ms. CASTOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to herald the life and philanthropic contributions of James ``Jim'' H. Shimberg, and to acknowledge our pride in the communities he… Read more »

  ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 -- (Extensions of Remarks - June 21, 2007)   SPEECH OF HON. KATHY CASTOR OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2641) making appropriations for energy and… Read more »

Rep. Castor introduces a resolution to honor NASCAR's Bill France Read more »

There is no requirement for companies to quickly repay pharmacies for the cost of medications. Castor called that "disastrous for our seniors and our community pharmacists." Local pharmacists joined Castor on Wednesday. They said often 40 days pass before they are reimbursed for the cost of their medications, sending their businesses into debt. Read more »

Three members of our local delegation - freshman Democrat Kathy Castor, freshman Republican Gus Bilirakis and Adam Putnam, the third-ranking Republican in the House - should be congratulated for releasing their funding requests before the budget is finalized. Read more »