Kathy Castor

I am disappointed in a lot of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that have let the Administrator off the hook today by barely asking any tough questions.

The United States of America and our North American neighbors of Canada and Mexico have a wonderful opportunity to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. This is a combined North American bid. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my…

I have been monitoring this hearing from another E&C hearing, and I am heartened by the discussion and the commitment, particularly relating to Medicaid and Medicare, and how we have to strengthen and modernize Medicaid to tackle all these…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, my motion to recommit is simple and should garner…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Castor of Florida moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1917 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report…

I want to thank the witnesses for being here today.

Many of you have cited in your testimony the importance of modernizing America's electrical grid.

I think there was bipartisan concern that President Trump's infrastructure plan... included nothing in regard to modernizing America's electrical grid.

I hope we will do so again.

Last week, the Trump administration proposed opening up all of the coast of the United States of America to offshore oil drilling. This is a very risky proposition for my home State of Florida. Our economy depends on tourism, clean water…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Here we are about 1 week before Christmas, and the GOP has proposed a tax bill that Ebenezer Scrooge would love. It is a big ``bah humbug'' for America and the families and communities we represent…

I thank my colleague, Mr. Courtney, for yielding the time and for his advocacy on behalf of America's families. I rise in strong support of H.R. 3759, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, and I want to thank my good friend and colleague…

On climate he has been a denier and that is a problem and that is going to cost us dearly in the State of Florida.

I had to choke a little bit when you called our governor a great governor.

clean water and clean air are vital to our economy in Florida.

How many times have you met with those companies?

So if you cannot do that you will cement your legacy as one who serves the powerful special interests and not the public interest.

So given your extensive history of suing the Agency you now oversee and the vast amounts of money you have raised from the fossil fuel industry, offering to recuse yourself from only active cases and only cases from where Oklahoma, itself…

These groups also reportedly contributed money to you or your political action committees.

We simply cannot accept this as standard operating procedure.

Data breaches are compromising the personal information of millions of Americans.

And I think the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot that is part of 21st Century Cures is an exciting research initiative because it will accelerate cancer research and improve screenings and treatments for cancer.

I thank my friend for yielding and thank him for being a champion for working families across the country. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule and the GOP tax bill because it is so fundamentally unfair. It is unfair that it…

For decades now in America we have worked together to make sure that kids can see a doctor and get the care that they need. Working with pediatricians, families, and advocates back home, we have reached a historic point where almost all…

This simply was a catastrophic hurricane season. And we have so many challenges ahead...