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2010 Academy Day
Students and parents are invited to Congresswoman Castor's 2010 Academy Day. Academy Day gives participants a chance to learn about the different service academies: Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Naval and Military at West Point. Representatives from the academies will attend and answer questions.
Academy Day runs from 9 a.m. - noon on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Davis Conference Center at MacDill Air Force Base. Please click here to confirm your attendance. Please note, you must RSVP to attend this event.
For more information about the academy process, click here. Or call my office at (813)871-2817.
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Wednesday, September 29
10:00 am - Gulf Restoration Network
1:15 pm - Jackson Health System Dr. Eneida Roldan, President & CEO and Mary Lou Tighe, Corporate Director Mike Abrams and Jane Sargent of Akerman Senterfitt
2:00 pm - Democratic Caucus Special Guest: Bill Press, Host of The Bill Press Show and Author of Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America’s Airwaves
4:30 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
10 pm - 12:00 am - Votes
Tuesday, September 28
4:00 pm - American Cancer Society
Saturday, September 25
9:00 am - Academy Day - Photos
10:45 am - 100 Black Women Luncheon 
Thursday, September 23
8:45 am - Joint Whip/Caucus Meeting - Special Guest: Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup
(1) H.R. 758, the “Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act” (DeGette)
(2) H.R. 1032, the “Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act” or the “HEART for Women Act” (Capps), was forwarded favorably to the full Committee, amended, by a voice vote.
(3) H.R. 1230, the “Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2010” (Matsui)
(4) H.R.1347, the “Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010” or the “ConTACT Act of 2010” (Pascrell)
(5) H.R. 1362, the “National Neurological Disease Surveillance System Act of 2010” (Van Hollen)
(6) H.R.1995, the “Diabetes in Minority Populations Evaluation Act of 2010” (DeGette)
(7) H.R. 2408, the “Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010” (Capps)
(8) H.R. 2818, the “Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2010” (McNerney)
(9) H.R. 2941, to reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (DeLauro)
(10) H.R. 2999, the “Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2010” (Baldwin)
(11) H.R. 5354 the “Gestational Diabetes Act of 2010” or the “GEDI Act” (Engel)
(12) H.R. 5462, the “Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010” (DeLauro)
(13) H.R. 5986, the “Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010” (Johnson of Georgia)
(14) H.R. 6012, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits, and for other purposes (Space)
(15) H.R. 6081, the “Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010” (Young of Florida)
(16) H. Res. 156, a resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain documents relating to documents prepared by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Burgess).
11:30 am - Call regarding small business bill with Mickey Jacob, founding partner, Urban Studio Architects
12:00 pm - Votes
12:45 pm - Call with Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr re: Homer Hesterly Armory
1:30 pm - Congressional Youth Leadership Council
3:00 pm - Votes
Wednesday, September 22
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - The Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled “Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid”
1:00 pm - Jeff Borysiewicz, International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association and Gordon Smith, Edwards Cigar in Tampa
1:30 pm - Moffitt Cancer Center, Dr. Jack Pledger and Cliff Gibbons
6:00 pm - Votes
Tuesday, September 21
7:30 am - Child Abuse Council 8th annual breakfast
9:00 am - Tour of Recovery Act Projects in Tampa Bay area with La Gaceta
Thursday, September 16
10:00 am - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing “Universal Service Reform Act of 2010”
10:30 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Markup
· H.R. 758, Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act
· H.R. 1032, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act
· H.R. 1210, Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2009
· H.R. 1230, Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2009
· H.R. 1347, Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009
· H.R. 1362, National MS and Parkinson's Disease Registries Act
· H.R. 1995, Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2009
· H.R. 2408, Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act
· H.R. 2818, Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act of 2009
· H.R. 2941, Johanna’s Law Reauthorization
· H.R. 2999, Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act
· H.R. 5354, Gestational Diabetes Act of 2009 or GEDI Act
· H.R. 5462, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010
· H.R. 5986, Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010
· H.R. 6012, To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits and establish an outreach program with respect to such benefits, and for other purpose
· H.R. 6081, Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010
· H.R. 6109, Health Data Collection Improvement Act
11:00 am - Votes
1:30 pm - Votes
Wednesday, September 15
10:00 am - St. Joseph's Hospital, Mike Aubin, Keri Eisenbeis, Bruce Rodwell and Nora Musselman
10:30 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing "Medicare's Competitive Bidding Program for Durable Medical Equipment: Implications for Quality, Cost and Access"
12:45 pm - National Association of Children's Hospitals Congressional Luncheon
2:00 pm - Votes
Tuesday, September 14
6:00 pm - Votes
6:30 pm - Democratic Caucus
Monday, September 13
10:00 am - Jeff Rogo and Apartment Association
Friday, September 10
10:00 am - Nelson Construction - Transportation Projects Jeff Nelson
11:00 am - Liz Kennedy, YMCA and Sulphur Springs
11:30 am - Jeanne Bauder Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Thursday, September 9
10:00 am - Housing and Urban Development Announcement ECO-OAKS, Tampa Crossroads.
Wednesday, September 8
9:30 am - Visit to Haley Polytrauma unit
11:15 am - Press Conference re: "Stop Loss"
Read More Here: Castor Urges Vets to File for Stop Loss Payments
11:30 am - Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers Luncheon
Thursday, September 2
 10:00 am - Clario Scientific Medical Tech Tour
11:30 am - Pinellas County Urban League Weatherized home tour
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Wednesday, September 1
10:00 am - Nutrient Loading Stakeholder meeting -Cari Roth, Doug Durbin-Entrix, Joe Collins and Howell Ferguson-Lykes, Theresa Connor, Sarasota; Mosiac.
Tuesday, August 31
11:30 am - Local Veteran leaders Climate Change and National Security Townhall
2:00 pm - High Speed Rail Minority and Small Business Contractor Event
Monday, August 30
9:30 am - WMNF Interview
10:00 am - Scott Ziegler and John Thorington
Friday, August 27
10:00 am - Tour J.C. Newman Cigars
11:30 am - Childrens Museum Walkthrough
4:30 pm - Community Stepping Stones, Sulphur Springs
Thursday, August 26
8:45 am - Briefing from Environmental Protection Agency on nutrient loading issue
11:30 am - Brink Foundation visit Chris Brink and Jose Colindres at Webb Middle School
Friday, August 20
9:45 am - Exporter Roundtable with Commerce Undersecretary Frank Sanchez
Read More Here
Thursday, August 19
11:30 am - Harold Oehler, Lazy Days
12:15 pm - Mayor Pam Iorio
Wednesday, August 18
 11:00 am - Tour Bama Seafood
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1:30 pm - Pinellas County Job Corp Tour
Tuesday, August 17
10:30 am - Ron and Basil Scaglione
1:30 pm - Laura Kolkman
Monday, August 16
 1:00 pm - 75th Anniversary of Social Security event - Fountain View
Click here to read more
4:15 - Interview with Channel 10 re: Gulf Oil Disaster
Tuesday, August 10
9:00 am - Democratic Caucus
11:00 am - 3:00 pm - Votes
Sunday, August 8
9:30 am - Beulah Baptist Church 145th Anniversary
Saturday, August 7
9:00 am - 2:00 pm - Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
Jefferson High School
Friday, August 6
10:00 am - Community Roundtable with Carol Browner re: Gulf Oil Spill
Thursday, August 5
10:00 am - A Kid's Place Tour
Wednesday, August 4
1:30 pm - Channel 28 Interview - Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
Tuesday, August 3
9:15 am - Ch 13 Interview - Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
10:00 am - Interview: Stacie Schaible - Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
11:30 am - Ophelia Project -Robin Rose
6:00 pm - Community Town Hall with Navy Secretary Ray Mabus to discuss Gulf Recovery after Oil Disaster
Monday, August 2
2:30 pm - Bay News 9 Interview - Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
Thursday, July 29
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
9:00 am - Children's Health Care Caucus
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hold a legislative hearing on the "Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010"
1:00 pm - Committee on Standards - Adjudicatory Investigative Subcommittee
Wednesday, July 28
10:00a Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup - H.R. 903, the "Dental Emergency Responder Act of 2010"; H.R. 1745, the "Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2010"; H.R. 2923, the "Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act" (as introduced); H.R. 3199, the "Emergency Medic Transition Act of 2010"; H.R. 3470, the "Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies Through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act of 2010"; H.R. 5710, the "National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010"; H.R. 5756, the "Training and Research for Autism Improvement Nationwide (TRAIN) Act of 2010"; H.R. 5809, the "Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2010"
1:00 pm - Meeting FSU President Dr. Eric Barron
1:30 pm - Gulf Restoration Network - Casey Demoss Roberts
2:00 pm - Staff Meeting
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
Tuesday, July 27
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing entitled "The BP Oil Spill and Gulf Coast Tourism: Assessing the Impact"
1:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act"
2:00 pm - Meeting: Chamber of Commerce, Jose Valiente, Chuck Sykes
2:45 pm - BBC Interview
Monday, July 26
6:00 pm - Votes
6:30 pm - Democratic Caucus
Friday, July 23
10:30 am - Bay News 9 Interview
Thursday, July 22
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Committee - Subcommittee on Health legislative hearing on pending public health legislation
10:00 am - House and Senate Member Briefing on BP Compensation Fund Update
Special Guest: Ken Feinberg, Administrator, BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund
1:00p Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health Markup - H.R. 903, the "Dental Emergency Responder Act"; H.R. 1745, the "Family Health Care Accessibility Act"; H.R. 3199, the "Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act"; H.R. 5710, the "National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010"; H.R. 5756, To amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide for grants and technical assistance to improve services rendered to children and adults with autism, and their families, and to expand the number of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service; the "Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2010"
1:00 pm - Meeting with Safety Net Hospitals
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection legislative hearing on the "BEST PRACTICES Act"
Wednesday, July 21
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Full Committee Markup - H.R. 3101, the "Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010", amended; H.R. 4692, the "National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010"; H.R. 5156, the "Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act", amended; H.R. 4678 , the "Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010", amended; and H. R. 3655, the "Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act", amended.
2:30 pm - Meeting with Repower America
3:00 pm - Meeting: Rep. Delahunt and Phil Peters, Lexington Institute
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
Tuesday, July 20
10:00 am Energy and Commerce - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee - Hearing on Interior's Role in the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Witness: Interior Secretary Salazar and former Interior Secreatries Gale Norton and Dirk Kempthorn
11:00 am -Chairman Levin - Jobs bill passed by the House, the energy tax legislation under development by the Ways and Means committee
12:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
1:00 pm - Meeting with Marshall Morton and George Mahoney of Media General Inc.
4:00 pm - Tampa Port Authority
Monday, July 19
9:00 am - Super Regional Rail Conference
6:00 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Dinner with Dr. Peggy Hamburg, Commissioner of the FDA and the Democratic Women Members of Energy and Commerce
Thursday, July 15
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
9:30 am - Energy and Commerce - Full Committee Markup - H.R. 5626, the "Blowout Prevention Act of 2010"; H.R. 2480, the "Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010", amended; H.R. 4501, the "Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2010", amended; H.R. 1796, the "Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act", amended; and H. Res. 1466, a resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Energy to produce certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the potential use of Yucca Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository.
10:30 am - House and Senate Member Briefing: BP Oil Spill Response Hurricane Preparedness and Update on Overall Effort
Speakers: Admiral Thad William Allen, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Administrator Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Administrator Jane Lubchenco, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
11:30 am - Meeting with Dr. Lorenzo of Tampa General Hospital
12:00 pm - Call with Federal Rail Deputy Director Karen Rae
1:30 pm - Meeting with Tampa Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority
Wednesday, July 14
1:30 pm - Meeting with student Washington Center for internships and academic seminars
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on H.R. 4692, the "National Manufacturing Strategy Act"
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "Antibiotic Resistance and the Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture"
4:00p Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
Tuesday, July 13
10:45 am - Tampa Tribune Editorial Board
6:00 pm - Votes
6:30 pm - Democratic Caucus
Monday, July 12
9:30 am - Channel 13 - Oil Disaster
Friday, July 2
10:30 am - Call, BP Exec VP Dave Nagel
Thursday, July 1
8:00 am - House and Senate Member Briefing: Deepwater Horizon Spill Update
Speakers: Admiral Thad William Allen, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard; Secretary Ken Salazar, Department of the Interior Director Carol Browner, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy; Administrator Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency
9:00 am - Joint Whip / Caucus Member Meeting Topics: H.R. 4899 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010 & Presentation by the Mellman Group on Manufacturing Jobs
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health "The Battle Against Diabetes: Progress Made; Challenges Unmet"
12:00 pm - Intern Lunch
Wednesday, June 30
9:00 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Markup: H.R. 4501, the "Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act of 2009"; H.R. 2480, the "Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2009"; H.R. 5156, the "Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010"; H.R. 1796, the "Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act"; and H.R. 4678, the "Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010".
9:30 am - Energy and Commerce Energy and Evironment hearing on legislation to respond to the Gulf Coast oil spill and to prevent future oil well blowouts
David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior
1:00 pm - House and Senate Member Briefing: Gulf Coast Claims Facility; Ken Feinberg, Administrator for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, will update Members of the House and Senate on the design, implementation and administration of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility set up by the Administration and BP for the $20 billion escrow fund and the $100 million moratorium fund.
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet Markup: H.R. 3101, the "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009".
4:00 pm Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
9:45 pm - Press Interview - CNN Anderson Cooper
Tuesday, June 29
8:30 am - Democratic Caucus Meeting
11:00 am - Press event Environment America
1:00 pm - WUSF Press interview re: Wall St Reform Please
1:30 pm -WMNF - about BP oil samples arriving at USF
7:05p Congressional Baseball Game
Friday, June 25
10:00 am - Opening of new Social Security Administration offices in St. Petersburg
Thursday, June 24
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:30 am - Meeting with Central Florida Partnership
12:15 pm Speaker Press Event all women Democratic Members of the House to call on Senate Republicans to stop blocking critical jobs legislation
1:00 pm - Meeting with Pinellas Assistant County Administrator, Elthia Stanfield
Wednesday, June 23
9:10 am - Call with Secretary of Navy Ray Maybus to discuss Gulf of Mexico
9:30 am - Democratic Caucus Presentation by Steve Eisman, FrontPoint Partners
Presentation and Update on the Recovery Act
11:30 am - Meeting with the National Employment Lawyers Association
1:30 pm - Meeting with the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "MedPAC's June 2010 Report to Congress: Aligning Incentives in Medicare"
4:00p Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
Tuesday, June 22
9:30 am - St Pete College Allstate Center tour and meeting with new President Dr. Law, Rep. Janet Long, and Commissioner Welch
11:00 am - St Petersburg Times Editorial Board
12:30 pm - Call with Chancellor Brogan
4:00 pm - Meeting with International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
4:30 pm -Meeting with RESULTS, Ken and Linda Schatz
6:00 pm - Votes
Thursday, June 17
8:15 am - C-SPAN Washington Journal interview
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing on a discussion draft to provide funding for the construction and maintenance of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network and for other purposes and on H.R. 4829, the "Next Generation 9-1-1 Preservation Act of 2010"
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Oversight and Investigation The Role of BP in the Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill
12:30 pm - Meeting: Congressional Art Competition Winner
Wednesday, June 16
9:30 am - Meeting: St Josephs Childrens Hospital family - Braelyn Hines
10:00 am - Conference Call re: local tourism with PR and local business and tourism
12:00 pm - Press Conference Call Brogan
1:30 pm - Meeting with Close Up Foundation (student from district Genevieve Prevatt from H.B. Plant High School)
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled "HHS Actions to Identify and Address Health Effects of the BP Oil Spill"
3:00 pm - Meeting: All Childrens Hospital
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
7:00p Congressional Womens Softball Game
Tuesday, June 15
8:00 am - White House Tour - St. Joseph's hospital family Braelyn Hines
9:30 am - Energy and Commerce - Energy and Environment "Drilling Down on America's Energy Future: Safety, Security and Clean Energy"
10:00 am - Committee on Natural Resources Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee - Dr. Weisberg witness
1:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing titled "NIH in the 21st Century: The Director's Perspective"
1:45p Media Availability with Dr. Weisberg
2:00p Dr. Weisberg briefing for the Florida delegation
4:30p Meeting: City of Tampa - Chip Fletcher
Monday, June 14
6:30 pm -Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus - Topic: Rural Economy Issues
Special Guest: Secretary Vilsack, Department of Agriculture
Sunday, June 13
12:30 pm - Crab Chilau cookout - West Tampa
4:00 pm - Central City YMCA- Dedication
Saturday, June 12
1:00 pm - Progress Village's 50th Anniversary Reunion-Kevin and Chloe staffing
7:00 pm - St Petersburg Branch NAACP 77th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet-
Friday, June 11
10:00 am - Bay News 9 Political Connection
Thursday, June 10
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing on H.R. 3101, the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009
12:30 pm - Sophomore Class Meeting with Chairman Larson
1:00 pm - Meeting - Col. Mathews, Vice Commander MacDill AFB
1:30 pm - Press Call
Wednesday, June 9
9:15 am - Speak to Nursing Home Association Conference
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled “Promoting the Development of Antibiotics and Ensuring Judicious Use in Humans,”
10:30 am - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on Oil Spill Liability
11:30 am - Florida Health Care Association
12:30 pm - BP Executive Vice President Dave Nagel and Ray Dempsey
1:00 pm - ScubaNauts
2:00 pm - Meeting: Melissa Perez and son with PKU to discuss HR4926 - The Medical Food Equity Act
2:30 pm - Democratic Caucus
3:30 pm - Emory University Chancellor Mike Johns
4:00 pm - Geograpical Variations Meeting with Hospital Executives
Tuesday, June 8
6:00 pm - Votes
6:30 pm - White House Picnic
Sunday, June 6
9:30 am - Beulah Baptist Church, Mother Pleasant 100th birthday celebration
Thursday, June 3
11:00 am - Roundtable with local small business owners affected by oil disaster
Read more here: Spread the Word: No Oil in Bay Area
Friday, May 28
10:30 am - Votes
3:30 pm - Votes
Thursday, May 27
9:00 am - Committee on Energy and Commerce - full Committee hearing on “Developments in Synthetic Genomics and Implications for Health and Energy”
10:00 am - Natural Resources Committee hearing on oil disaster
11:30 am - Votes
2:00 pm - Committee on Energy and Commerce - Energy and Environment subcommittee hearing on response to oil disaster
4:30 pm - Votes
9:00 pm - Votes
Wednesday, May 26
10:00 am - Childrens Health Care Caucus - Autism
10:30 - Natural Resources Committee hearing on oil disaster
1:15 pm - Energy and Commerce - full committee markup of H.R. 4805, the “Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act”; the “Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010”; and H.R. 5320, the “Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010".
1:30 pm - State University System briefing on Oil Disaster - USF Dr. Weisberg
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi meeting with Sophomore Class
5:00 pm - Maria Martinez from Naturally Green Products
5:30 pm - Votes
Tuesday, May 25
10:00 am - Press Conference Call - Race to the Top
11:00 am - Bay News 9 - regarding USF oil researchers coming to Washington
12:00 pm - One minute speech
12:15 pm - Democratic Caucus
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup - HR 847, the "James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010"
2:30 pm - Votes
4:30 pm - National Air Traffic Controllers Association
5:00 pm - Speak on floor in support of H.Res. 407 - Expressing support for designation of May as "National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month"
5:30 pm - Votes
6:30 pm - Energy and Commerce Committee markup continued
Monday, May 24
8:00 am - Keynote Speaker, Southwest Florida Water Management District event
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
Saturday, May 21
12:30 pm - Suncoast League of Cities
Thursday, May 20
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
11:00 am - Joint Meeting of Congress - Mexican President Felipe Calderone
11:30 am - Recording Studio - Statement on Florida Coastal Protection Act
12:30 pm - Majority Leader Lunch Meeting
1:15 pm - Votes
3:45 pm - Votes
Wednesday, May 19
8:30 am - Florida Delegation Meeting re: Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster
12:15 pm - Votes
1:00 pm - Radiologists from Tampa
1:30 pm - Democratic Caucus - Special Guest: Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short
3:00 pm - Florida College of Physicians
3:15 pm - Lester Abberger
3:45 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi meeting with Sophomore Class
7:00 pm - Everglades Foundation Event
Tuesday, May 18
10:00 am - Groundbreaking for new Women's Health Center at Johnnie Ruth Clarke Health Center
Read: Castor Debuts Two New Health Centers
4:30 pm - American College of Emergency Physicians
6:30 pm - Votes
Monday, May 17
11:00 am - Town N Country Senior Center
2:30 pm - Press Conference Call with USF Dean Hogarth regarding the Weatherbird
Read: Castor Works for More Funding for USF Oil Research
Saturday, May 15
10:00 am - Tampa Family Health Centers Festival
Read: Castor Debuts Two New Health Centers
Friday, May 14
12:30 pm - Tour Draper Labs
1:30 pm - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack event
Thursday, May 13
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing “The National Broadband Plan: Promoting Broadband Adoption.”
11:30 am - Votes
1:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection legislative hearing on H.R. 4501, the “Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act” and H.R. 2480, the “Truth in Fur Labeling Act”
Wednesday, May 12
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Gulf Oil Spill
Read: Castor Exacts Pledge from BP to Talk with Florida Officials
11:30 am - Press Conference re: C-Section Hearing
Read: Castor Concerned About Preterm Birth Trends
2:00 pm - Votes
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce Committee - Subcommittee on Health “Prematurity and Infant Mortality: What Happens When Babies are Born Too Early?”
5:30 pm - Votes
Tuesday, May 11
4:30 pm - National Nurses Organizing Committee
5:00 pm - Bob Azstalos
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
Friday, May 7
8:00 am - Florida CFO's Conference Keynote Speaker
10:30 am - Juvenile Diabetes - Kristi Epstein
11:00 am - Tampa Bay Housing Coalition
Thursday, May 6
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing entitled “H.R. 4700, the Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; H.R. 2249, the Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009; and H.R. 4803, the Patients’ Right to Know Act”
11:30 am - Votes
12:00 pm - Seniors Task Force Press Conference re: Seniors Bill of Rights
2:30 pm - Votes
Wednesday, May 5
10:15 am - Dr. Dalton, Moffitt Cancer Center
11:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Full Committee markup H.R. 3993, Calling Card Consumer Protection Act, amended; and H.R. 3655, Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act of 2009, amended.
12:30 pm - WMNF Radio Interview
1:00 pm - Col. Martin, MacDill Air Force Base
1:30 pm - Florida League of Cities
2:00 pm - Votes
2:30 pm - Coastal Protection Caucus Meeting
3:30 pm - Art Savage
5:00 pm - New York Times Reporter
6:45 pm - Telephone Town Hall
Tuesday, May 4
2:00 pm - Briefing for Energy and Commerce Members re: Oil Disaster in Gulf
Read: Castor Questions Oil Executives About Gulf Disaster
4:30 pm - Oil Spill Update from Agency heads
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Steering and Policy Committee Meeting
Monday, May 3
2:00 pm - Press Conference call with Dr. Bob Weisberg re: Offshore Oil Drilling
Friday, April 30
1:00 pm - Visit Google Headquarters and Campus
Thursday, April 29
10:30 am - Meeting: Transportation Workers Union - Mike Cernosek
11:00 am - St. Mary's School 8th grade class
11:45 am - Florida Education Association - Eric Reilly
12:30 pm - Votes
Wednesday, April 28
8:00 am - Florida Hospital Association Delegation Breakfast
9:45 am - Greening of the Capitol National Beverage Association event
11:00 am - Anesthesiologists from Hillsborough and Pinellas
1:30 pm - House Recording Studio
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health - hearing: “Antibiotic Resistance and the Threat to Public Health”
2:30 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with the Sophomore Class
Tuesday, April 27
12:00 pm - Democratic Caucus Guests: Frank Knapp, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce & Terry Gardiner, Small Business Majority
1:00 pm - Nurse Anesthetists, Bruce Weiner
1:30 pm - Advocates for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
3:30 pm - Chairman and President John Puffer of Pilot Bank
3:45 pm - Votes
4:15 pm - Tampa Propeller Club
5:00 pm - Florida Beverage Association, Norman Ross, Coca Cola
Monday, April 26
10:45 am - MacFarlane Park Senior Center
Thursday, April 22
9:30 am - Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health “The Environment and Human Health: The Role of HHS”.
11:00 am - Seniors Task Force Meeting
12:00 pm - Votes
1:00 pm - Junior Leadership Conference Attendee
Wednesday, April 21
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing “The National Broadband Plan: Deploying Quality Broadband Services to the Last Mile.”
12:30 pm - Mitch Rubin, Florida Beer Wholesalers
1:00 pm - Meeting with President and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1:30 pm - Meeting with Debbie Trujillo regarding Global Conservation Act, H.R. 4959
3:00 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi meeting with Sophomore Class Members
Tuesday, April 20
4:00 pm - Meeting with National Collegiate Fraternities and Sororities
4:30 pm - Meeting with Michael Rajner, Legislative Director for LGBT Democratic Caucus
6:00 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus - Geoff Garin, President, Peter D. Hart Research Associates
Thursday, April 15
10:00 am - Conference Call re: US Census
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010; Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act; H.R. 4451, Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act; and A Resolution to fill vacancies in Republican Membership on Several Subcommittees
1:00 pm - Votes
7:30 pm - Votes
Wednesday, April 14
10:00 am - Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing titled “Smokeless Tobacco: Impact on the Health of our Nation's Youth and Use in Major League Baseball”
3:00 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi meeting with Sophomore Class Members
Tuesday, April 13
11:00 am - Press Event - USF Paper Free Florida initiative
University of South Florida Receives $6 Million through Recovery Act for Electronic Prescriptions
4:30 pm - Meeting with American Dental Association and Secretary of Dental Association, Terry Buckenheimer, DMD
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus -
Special Guests: Chip Heath, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business; Dan Heath, Columnist for Fast Company magazine. Chip and Dan Heath are co-authors of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die.
Friday, April 9
11:00 am - Crosstown Connector Groundbreaking
Thursday, April 8
10:00 am - Children's Services Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
11:00 am - Meeting: Cheryl Schroeder, Bill Dever, Aaron Carmella
Tuesday, April 6
10:00 am - American Cancer Society, Benefits of new Health Care Law
11:45 am - Interview News Hour with Jim Lehrer
Thursday, April 1
11:45 am - Athena Luncheon
Wednesday, March 31
10:00 am - Press conference re: Student Financial Aid and Tax Assistance Workshop
11:00 am - Tour All Children's Hospital
Thursday, March 25
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission: The National Broadband Plan”
12:30 pm - St. Johns School 8th Grade Class
2:30 pm - Votes
8:00 - 10:00 pm - Votes
Wednesday, March 24
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection - Markup Opening Statements
12:00 pm - Votes
1:00 pm - Meeting: Tampa General Hospital
1:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection - Markup of: 1. H.R. 3993, Calling Card Consumer Protection Act; 2. H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act; and 3. H.R. 3655, Bereaved Consumer’s Bill of Rights Act of 2009.
2:30 pm - Press Call with US Student Association
3:00 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi meeting with Sophomore Class Members
5:00 pm - Votes
Tuesday, March 23
10:15 am - Meeting with Hillsborough Community College's District Director TRIO and Special Programs Derrick Brown
11:15 am - White House Bill Signing Ceremony for H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
1:00 pm - Meeting with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
1:45 pm - AARP Press conference call
2:00 pm - Votes
2:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Health hearing titled “NCI Cancer Research: Today’s Progress; Tomorrow’s Challenges”
4:00 pm - Votes
Monday, March 22
3:00 pm - Speaker's Open House Celebration In Honor of the Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
6:30 pm - Votes
Sunday, March 21
1:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
 1:30 pm - Votes
2:30 pm - Speak on House floor in support of health care legislation
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3:00 - 11:00 pm - Voting on health care legislation
Read Rep. Castor's Statement on Historic Health Insurance Reform Passage
Saturday, March 20
11:30 am - Votes
2:30 pm - Votes
3:00 pm - Democratic Caucus with President Obama
Friday, March 19
10:00 am - Press call - Florida Public Radio
10:15 am - Votes
12:45 pm - Photo with 8th graders from Acadamy of Holy Names
1:00 pm - Votes
5:30 pm - Votes
Thursday, March 18
9:00 am - Democratic Caucus
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection hearing on H.R. 1796, the Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, and H.R. 4805, the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act”
11:30 am - Record Health Care Statement in House Recording Studio
11:45 am - Interview Tamara Lush, Associated Press, re: Neighborhood Stabilization Programs
1:30 pm - Planned Parenthood of Florida
1:45 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
5:00 pm - Votes
Wednesday, March 17
9:30 am - Healthy Start Federal Projects in the Tampa Bay area
10:00 am - meeting with Majority Leader Hoyer re: Health Care floor action
11:00 am - Votes
12:00 pm - WMNF interview with Sean Kinane
12:30 pm - Interview with Alex Leary, St. Pete Times
2:00 pm - Black Clergy Meeting with CBC members in support of HR 1964 (National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009)
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi meeting with Sophomore Class Members
4:30 pm - Votes
Tuesday, March 16
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Committee - Subcommittee on Health markup H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009.
12:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - continue Markup of 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009
4:45 pm - Votes
Monday, March 15
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
Friday, March 12
9:00 am - Democratic Caucus
10:00 am - Army Corps of Engineers
10:45 am - Votes
Thursday, March 11
8:00 am - Aspen Institute - Education Secretary Arne Duncan
9:00 am - Majority Whip Member Meeting
10:00 am - Democratic Caucus
11:30 am - Briefing on Haiti with Cheryl Mills, Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
11:45 pm - Votes
1:00 pm - Hillsborough Community College
1:30 pm - Votes
Wednesday, March 10
9:00 am - Florida Delegation meeting re: Haiti - Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; Bruce Rueben, President, Florida Hospital Association; and Susan Reichle, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA).
10:00 am - State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan
11:00 am - Geographic Disparities Member Meeting
1:00 pm - Democratic Caucus - guest Bill Gates
5:30 pm - Votes
Tuesday, March 9
10:45 am - Interview with Mike Deeson re: Federal Air Marshalls
2:45 pm - Speak on the floor on The Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act
3:00 pm - Steering and Policy Committee
4:00 pm - Friends of the Tampa Bay National Wildlife Refuges
4:30 pm - Veterans of Foreign Wars
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
Friday, March 5
9:00 am - Speaker - Florida High Speed Rail Conference in Orlando
Thursday, March 4
10:00 am - Committee on Homeland Security - subcommittee hearing on Federal Air Marshalls program
11:00 am - Votes
11:15 am - Member meeting regarding Regional Disparities in Health Care
11:45 am - Speaker Pelosi regarding regional disparities and health care reform
1:00 pm - Votes
1:30 pm - Paralyzed Veterans of America - Ben Ritter
2:00 pm - Call with Federal Rail Administration Deputy Director Karen Rae
2:30 pm - Human Rights Campaign
3:00 pm - Votes
Wednesday, March 3
10:30 am - Briefing with EPA officials on clean water standards for Florida
1:00 pm - Great Comebacks Program - Father Dennis Donovan
1:30 pm - Democratic Caucus
2:00 pm - Votes
2:30 pm - Florida Humanities Council - Janine Farver
3:30 pm - Votes
4:15 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with Sophomore Class
Tuesday, March 2
3:30 pm - Student Nutrition Programs in Hillsborough County
4:30 pm - Florida Medical Association - Dr. Madelyn Butler, Mr. Bill Butler, Dr. Robert Cline, Dr. Alan Harmon, Linda McMullen
5:00 pm - Politico Podcast regarding March as National Nutrition Month
6:30 pm - Votes
Saturday, February 27
 10:00 am - Student Financial Aid and Tax Assistance Workshop
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Friday, February 26
10:00 am - Votes
12:30 pm - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on Medical Radiation: An Overview of the Issues
Thursday, February 25
10:00 am Childrens Health Care Caucus - “Improving the Dental Safety-Net for Underserved Children”
10:30 am - Florida State Rep. Geraldine Thompson re: HR 1806 and investments in rail infrastructure
12:00 pm - Votes
2:00 pm - Mark Fontaine, Executive Director of Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
3:30 pm - American Chiropractic Association
6:30 pm - Votes
Wednesday, February 24
10:00 am - Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet joint hearing on “The Collection and Use of Location Information for Commercial Purposes”
 10:45 am - Floor Speech on Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition
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11:45 am - Votes
1:30 pm - Environment Florida and Environment America
2:00 pm - Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay
2:30 pm - League of Southeastern Credit Unions
3:30 pm - Votes
Tuesday, February 23
10:00 am - Florida Electric Cooperatives - Bill Willingham
10:30 am - Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab in Hillsborough County - Winn Phillips, Jane Adams, Karen Thurman
11:00 am - Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary George Sheldon
11:30 am - Call with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Kirk
12:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
2:00 pm - BayCare - Mike Aubin
4:00 pm - Votes
6:30 pm - Telephone Town Hall
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8:00 pm - Votes
Monday, February 22
 10: 30 am - Community Health Centers Ground Breaking Ceremony
read more here: Castor, Tampa Family Health Centers Break Ground on New Clinic
4:30 pm - Tampa Bay Estuary Program - Holly Greening
6:30 pm - Votes
7:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
Friday, February 19
3:00 pm - Press Conference with HUD celebrating 1 year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Tuesday, February 16
9:00 am - Staff Strategic Planning Session
Friday, February 12
12:00 pm - Suncoast Tiger Bay
Thursday, February 4
8:00 am - Keynote Speaker American Institute of Architects Grassroots Conference
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet hearing entitled “An Examination of the Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal”
10:30 am - Votes
1:00 pm - Votes
2:00 - 5:00 pm - Energy and Commerce - hearing on “Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2011 Budget”.
4:00 pm - Votes
Wednesday, February 3
 10:00 am - One Minute Floor Speech - Jobs created through the Recovery Act
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10:45 am - National Federation of the Blind
11:30 - National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
12:00 pm - Votes
1:00 pm - Democratic Caucus
2:00 pm - Pulp and Paper Workers' Resource Council
3:30 pm - Votes
4:45 pm - University of South Florida
Tuesday, February 2
6:30 pm - Votes
Monday, February 1
10:30 am - Visit to Tampa Family Health Centers
Thursday, January 28
9:00 am - Depart Andrews AFB on Air Force One
11:30 am - Tour MacDill AFB
1:00 pm - Town Hall with President Obama and Vice President Biden
Read More Here: $1.25 Billion for Jobs, High-Speed Rail
Wednesday, January 27
10:30 am - Safety Net Hospitals - Don Shamblin, Tampa General Hospital
11:00 am - Record video for State of the Union
12:00 pm - Votes
2:30 pm - Votes
4:00 pm - Speaker Pelosi Meeting with the Sophomore Class
7:30 pm - Ron Pollack, President Families USA
9:00 pm - State of the Union Address
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