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Congress' delays on the infrastructure must end

| Posted in Opinion Pieces
Tags: Infrastructure, Legislation

By U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, published in the Tampa Bay Times on May 22, 2015. America must move beyond the transportation gridlock and address its crumbling infrastructure. Yet Congress is poised to kick the can down the road again, while you sit in traffic, flights are delayed, transit systems await repairs and America stays stuck in neutral. We should all be frustrated that Congress…

Florida State Senator Helen Gordon Davis

| Posted in Speeches and Floor Statements

Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the outstanding work of a trailblazing public servant and one of the champions of the Florida equal rights and civil rights movements, the late Florida State Senator Helen Gordon Davis, who represented the Tampa Bay area in the Florida Legislature from 1974 until 1992.

U.S. Rep. Castor files a Mother’s Day bill during Women’s Health Week

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Health Care, Legislation, Women

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL) has filed legislation to ensure access to affordable, quality health care and economic security for working women and families across the country. The bill restores the important Medicaid payment boost to primary care providers and recognizes OB-GYNs, among others, as primary care providers.

U.S. Rep. Castor kicks off environmental justice community discussions for EPA's Action Agenda

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Climate Crisis, Legislation

Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, communities and neighborhoods, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Grounded in the struggles of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement, environmental justice sounded the alarm about the public health dangers for their families, their communities and themselves.