NY TIMES - Representative Kathy Castor, Democrat of Florida, said the legislation would “provide a reality check to skyrocketing pay packages of senior executives.” “The average C.E.O. makes more money before lunch than the average worker earns all year,” she said, urging House members to “allow shareholders to send a message about pay packages that boggle the mind.” Read more »

Como miembro del poderoso Comite de Reglas, la Rep. Nac. Kathy Castor trabajo ayer para mover H.R. 1361, el Acta de RECUPERACION, fuera del comite y hacia el piso de la Camara de Representantes. Ella urgira hoy a sus colegas para que aprueben el proyecto de ley, que mejoraria el plan de respuesta y alivio para desastres de la Administracion de Pequenos Negocios (“SBA”) para asistir a los pequenos negocios y comunidades en caso de un huracan u otro desastre natural. Read more »

“Fue un honor presidir la Camara de Representantes durante un momento tan especial,” dijo Castor. “Las historias de estos heroes se han mantenido en silencio por mucho tiempo, y tienen un lugar especial en mi comunidad.” Read more »

“I was honored to preside over the House of Representatives during this special time,” said Castor. “The stories of these heroes have gone untold for too long and they hold a special place in my community.” Read more »

As a member of the powerful Rules committee, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor worked yesterday to move H.R. 1361, the RECOVER Act, out of committee and onto the House floor. She will urge her colleagues today to approve the bill, which would improve the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) disaster relief response plan to assist small businesses and communities in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster. Read more »

Now comes U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, who is leading the charge for a $50 billion, five-year reauthorization of the federal program that pays 71 percent of the cost of caring for children whose families meet a certain income test. The state pays the rest. Read more »

Castor brought together city and county leaders to brainstorm ways to conserve energy, protect the environment and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Read more »

NY TIMES EDITORIAL The House has acted swiftly to deal with some of the shameful conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center... worthy provisions would mandate more physicians for the system and a moratorium on outsourcing medical needs to private contractors. Read more »

Castor said it ought to be "an express lane to that doctor's office visit that is so vital to the health of our kids, when we say kids we're talking babies all the way to age 19". Read more »

“Supporting our troops does not mean that you simply salute as you send them off to war,” said Kathy Castor, D-Fla. “It also means that they are supported when they come home, their families are respected, and our wounded warriors receive superior health care for their physical injuries and mental scars.” - Alex Wayne, CQ Staff Read more »