Funding for projects in the Tampa Bay area to advance electronic medical records, cancer research and brain injury are included in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008. U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) said in a release that the initiatives would improve basic health care for the underserved, veterans and working people in the Bay area. Read more »

"As long as proper security requirements are being met, as they are in Florida's port credential, we need to spare the working folks who keep our ports moving from having to bear the burden and expense of undergoing unnecessarily duplicative background checks," Castor said Wednesday. Read more »

Florida risks losing millions of federal dollars if state lawmakers fail to fix the state's health insurance program for poor children during next month's legislative session, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor said Tuesday. Read more »

Castor's office similarly said her list reflects "grassroots knowledge" of her district and her experience with the needs of children as well as local health care and environmental concerns. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor today distributed books to Head Start students at the West Tampa Head Start Center to celebrate the great success of Head Start over the past four decades and pledge support for the congressional vote this week to strengthen our commitment. Head Start is a holistic approach to preparing children for success by providing a high quality early education program that supports children’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. Read more »

La Rep. Nac. Kathy Castor hoy distribuyo libros a estudiantes de Head Start en el Centro Head Start de West Tampa para celebrar el gran exito de Head Start en las ultimas cuatro decadas y comprometer su respaldo en el esperado voto que el Congreso realizara esta semana para fortalecer este programa. Head Start es una manera holistica de preparar a los ninos para el exito, proveyendoles con un programa de educacion temprana de alta calidad que apoya el desarrollo cognitivo, social y emocional del nino. Read more »

“I am proud to support this bill today that will help all small businesses, and especially socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners in my district. This bill also includes provisions for our veterans, so both our returning and existing veterans will have improved access to capital,” said Castor. “I am pleased to be able to stand up for economic equality and support the hard-working small business owners in my district who provide 80 percent of the jobs in the Tampa Bay area.” Read more »

"We've got to get to work here in Florida. We've got more than 700,000 children in the state of Florida that do not have health insurance. And that means the ability to go into the doctor's office and get immunizations and checkups," explained U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. Read more »

– U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor will introduce a bill in the U.S. Congress this week to simplify access to health care and the doctor’s office for children and tap the over $450 million of federal funds left unspent by Florida Kidcare (under the Medicaid program and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (“SCHIP”)). Read more »

La Rep. Nac. Kathy Castor introducira un proyecto de ley en el Congreso esta semana para simplificar el acceso al cuidado de salud y el acceso al consultorio medico para ninos y hacer uso de los mas de $450 millones en fondos federales que Florida Kidcare ha dejado sobre la mesa (bajo el programa Medicaid y el Programa Estatal de Seguro de Salud para Ninos (“SCHIP”)). Read more »