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CASTOR WORKS TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR ALL

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Ask President Bush where to go for more accessible health care and he’ll likely send you to see an accountant. In his State of the Union Address this week, he said that, “changing the tax code is a vital and necessary step to making health care affordable for more Americans.”

CASTOR PROMOTES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FOR A SAFER AMERICA

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U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, who co-sponsored the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007, will highlight local alternative energy research and conservation programs in anticipation of President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address tomorrow night. The CLEAN Energy Act passed last Thursday as part of the “First 100 Hours” Democratic agenda.

CASTOR MARKS KING HOLIDAY

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 U.S. Representative Kathy Castor spoke yesterday at the Annual Tampa Organization of Black Affairs' Leadership Breakfast. She later marched in the Dr. Martin Luther King Drum Major for Justice Parade in St. Petersburg. Finally, she celebrated Dr. King's life and legacy at the annual Interfaith Memorial Service at Beulah Baptist Church in Tampa. Castor has co-sponsored Rep. John…

CASTOR WORKS TO MAKE COLLEGE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES

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As a member of the powerful Rules Committee, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor joined with Chair Louise Slaughter today to quickly move the bill to lower interest rates on student loans out of committee and into the floor. The bill would make college more affordable for working class families in Tampa Bay.

CASTOR TRABAJA PARA HACER DE LA UNIVERSIDAD UN LUGAR MAS ACCESIBLE PARA LAS FAMILIAS HISPANAS

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Como miembro del poderoso Comite de Reglas, la Representante Nacional Kathy Castor, junto a la presidenta del comite Louise Slaughter trabajaron hoy para llevar del comite al piso de debates una propuesta de ley para reducir las tasas de interes de los prestamos estudiantiles. La propuesta haria de la Universidad un lugar mas accessible para las familias hispanas.

CASTOR CUMPLE CON SU PROMESA DE CAMPANA DE TRAER ALIVIO A LOS ABUELOS

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 La diputada nacional Kathy Castor hoy cumplio con su promesa de campana de traer alivio a los abuelos de la Bahia de Tampa, pidiendo a sus colegas en Washington que soliciten al gobierno del Presidente Bush negociar por mejores precios de medicamentos recetados para los beneficiarios del programa Medicare Parte D. Castor supo de primera mano sobre impacto que este fallido plan ha…

CASTOR DELIVERS ON HER PROMISE TO BRING RELIEF FOR SENIORS

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 U.S. Representative Kathy Castor today delivered on her promise to bring relief for seniors in the Tampa Bay area by urging her colleagues to require the Bush Administration to negotiate prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Castor learned firsthand the impact upon seniors of the ill conceived and expensive plan over the last year in a series of assistance sessions with…