U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor
@USRepKCastor
Tampa Bay's Congresswoman⚡🌴 🇺🇸 People Over Politics! 🇺🇸 former Chair, @ClimateCrisis - BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/usrepkathycastor.bsky.social
Congressional Republicans claimed they didn't want to "take coverage away from children" during debate on the Big Ugly Bill. Now Trump is ripping health care away from our youngest neighbors. I will intro a bill next week to keep these kids covered despite Trump's heartless and…
👀In the name of “protecting vulnerable Americans” the Trump Administration will rip away Medicaid coverage from babies and toddlers👀 CMS announces Medicaid demos that 8 states are implementing to cover babies and young children continuously w/o gaps will no longer be allowed
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For those not on Capitol Hill, this is a House GOP debacle. They are so scared of votes re: Epstein that they will punt most of this week's legislative schedule and start their summer break early.
Two GOP members of the House Rules Committee told us no rule will be produced for bills this week, all because the GOP can't figure out a path forward on Epstein
My caseworkers are here to help you cut through the red tape of federal agencies 💪 WEDNESDAY, my office will be hosting community casework hours from 10AM - 12PM to address casework issues related to veteran affairs, Social Security & Medicare and passports.

On today’s Democratic Daily Download, @Rep_Stansbury busts the myths behind Trump’s Big, Ugly law. The truth? It hikes your utility bills by $400 — just to hand out giveaways to billionaires and Big Oil CEOs.
The Rules Committee is now voting on an actual bill that would force the release of the Epstein documents. Every House Republican voted no. Every Democrat voted yes.
Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
🚨 While families across America are struggling with rising costs, House Republicans are protecting the wealthy and well-connected while doing NOTHING to support working families or lower costs. They’ve blocked ethics reforms and allowed partisan political hacks to misuse…
🚨 While families across America are struggling with rising costs, House Republicans are protecting the wealthy and well-connected while doing NOTHING to support working families or lower costs. They’ve blocked ethics reforms and allowed partisan political hacks to misuse…
On the field and in the halls of Congress, I’m fighting for breast cancer survivors and fighters, like my District Advisor Shahra Lambert!
The women of Congress are going to knock it out of the park and beat the press at this year’s @cwsoftballgame in honor of breast cancer survivors and fighters! Take it from my good friend, Megan Cavanagh!
📚 I’m demanding that the Trump Admin immediately end their illegal pause & release critical education funding approved by Congress. This delay is disrupting school budgets, jeopardizing local initiatives & hurting Tampa Bay students & families as the school year rapidly…
Thank you, Democratic Leader @RepJeffries, for calling for a thorough investigation into the killing of American citizen Sayfollah Musallet by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. I urge all Florida representatives, senators, Secretary of State @SecRubio and the President to demand…
Heyyyyy batter batter! I am ready to #BeatThePress in the 2025 @CWSoftballGame! I am honored to play on behalf of my District Advisor, Shahra, who won her fight against breast cancer 👏🩷

More showers and thunderstorms are expected across the region today, but mainly during this afternoon and evening. Locally heavy rainfall with flooding in urban, low lying, and poor drainage areas possible, along with gusty winds up to 50 mph. ⛈️ #flwx
NEW -- If you like a big and growing national debt, you should absolutely *love* Trump's new law, which will balloon it to 120 percent of the gross domestic product within a decade, higher than it was even during WWII. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ma…