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Kathy Castor

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Kathy Castor is a U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district, having served since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, she has been an advocate for various issues, including healthcare, education, and environmental protection. Throughout her tenure, Castor has worked on initiatives aimed at improving access to healthcare and addressing climate change. She has also focused on education reform and supporting local communities in Florida.

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Jun 12, 2019

We need to move more quickly, to put more wind, solar and other renewables online.

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Jun 12, 2019

Clean, renewable energy is the linchpin for solving the climate crisis.

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Jun 12, 2019

Just this week, Representative Deutch from Florida and I introduced the Marine Energy Research and Development Act to accelerate research and development.

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Jun 12, 2019

I think having some transparency around sort of where we are getting our candidates from.

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Jun 12, 2019

Instead of ripping affordable coverage away, my Republican colleagues and the administration should be working with the Democrats to lower healthcare costs for American families and protect coverage for preexisting conditions. One way that…

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Jun 10, 2019

After a number of years of consecutive blue team victories, I am here to congratulate the red team and my good friends Congressman LaHood and Congressman Bacon, the co- chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus. Truly, the real winners are…

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May 22, 2019

We must start believing in American farmers. We can solve global warming by unleashing the power of American farmers to solve problems.

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May 22, 2019

When these disasters happen, we have a moral obligation to help.

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May 22, 2019

I encourage you to look at the Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience (BUILD Resilience) Act, legislation that I introduced last Congress with Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and that I intend to introduce…

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May 22, 2019

The climate crisis is here, and we need to act like it.

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May 22, 2019

The science is clear: human-caused emissions of heat-trapping gases are the dominant contributor to observed climate change since the mid-20th century.

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May 22, 2019

We can do the same in Washington, DC.

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May 22, 2019

We are going to try to finish before votes, so if you all could be brief.

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May 22, 2019

Floodwaters, extreme heat, wildfires: they do not care if we live in a red district or a blue district.

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May 22, 2019

The climate crisis isn't somebody else's problem; it is everybody's problem.

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May 21, 2019

We can boost higher-paying jobs across this country by expanding broadband, doubling down on the clean energy economy.

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May 21, 2019

The Federal Government has got to be a meaningful partner. It can't be just all talk, no action.

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May 16, 2019

I wanted to make one more important point. I have heard so much misinformation today from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who have denigrated our navigators. They say agents and brokers can do the job of helping to sign up our…

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May 16, 2019

We are trying to turn back the sabotage of the Trump administration on people's healthcare for the folks back home who we represent. The Trump administration has done everything they can to make it more expensive, whether we are talking…

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May 16, 2019

Democrats are doing everything that we can to lower the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs, so I strongly support the act that is on the floor today. It contains two bills that I authored. First is H.R. 1010, which prohibits the…

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May 9, 2019

I thank my colleague and friend from Florida for yielding the time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the two very important bills the House of Representatives will consider. The first is H.R. 986 by my colleague…

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May 8, 2019

I hope we will see Congressman Rush's bill pass the House and Senate and be signed by the President shortly.

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May 7, 2019

America needs a modern online privacy law and the Federal Trade Commission needs the tools and resources to effectively enforce law and hold bad actors accountable.

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May 1, 2019

I thank Chairman Engel of the Foreign Affairs Committee for yielding the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise humbly as a Representative of my home State of Florida and as a patriotic American but, especially today, as a mother of two daughters and…

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May 1, 2019

In addition to sending an important signal to clean energy, job-creating businesses, this will send an important signal to our allies across the world. We expect ambitious action from them. I have heard my friends on the other side of the…

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