The U.S. Senate should scrap the outrageous American Health Care Act (AHCA) bill passed by the House and work with Democrats and anyone who cares about keeping their neighbors' healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and expanding that coverage. I urge my colleagues to start by promoting competition in exchanges in areas of the country that need it and tackling the skyrocketing costs of drugs. These actions and cooperation could strengthen the ACA and expand healthcare coverage and the economic well-being of American families, instead of the drastic cuts in coverage under the AHCA that will turn back the clock and leave millions of our neighbors to fend for themselves and their families. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released the following statement about the firing today of FBI Director James Comey: Read more »

The Republican health care proposal passed by the U.S. House last week would cut $800 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Read more »

This Memorial Day we salute — to paraphrase President Lincoln — all who hath borne the battle. This includes America's female service members who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Read more »

Today on May 1, Immigrant Rights Day, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) released statistics demonstrating the economic contributions of immigrants to the Tampa Bay region. Read more »

This morning, U.S. Rep. Castor (FL14) blasted Congressional Republicans and President Trump for their failure to address the challenges of American families, as Republicans offered a one-week government funding bill right before Trump's hundred day mark. Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (D-FL14) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL27) led a bipartisan group of their Florida colleagues calling for emergency assistance for our neighbors as we enter the busy travel season in light of the recently closed Miami Passport Agency. Read more »

As congressional Republicans and President Trump try to avoid a government shutdown this week over the controversial border wall and try to revive a failed health care bill, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) is urging House Speaker Paul Ryan and the Trump Administration to act to protect affordable health care now or else be responsible for higher costs and dire consequences for Florida families. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14), elected officials, activists and experts stood together on the shore of Tampa Bay on the seven-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout, to speak out in strong opposition to President Trump’s elimination of the Tampa Bay Estuary program, clean water, clean air and NOAA coastal resource initiatives under his proposed budget. Read more »

Broadcast on Infomas on 04/12/2017 Democrats in Washington continue to search for comprehensive immigration reform, an issue currently disregarded by the Trump administration. Tampa Congresswoman, Kathy Castor, spoke to her constituents about the future at Café con Kathy in Ybor City. “Not only has she always fought for immigration reform, DREAMers, and keeping… Read more »