Tampa Representative Kathy Castor blasted President Donald Trump for “selling out Florida families.”
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, a Tampa Democrat, blasted the Trump administration’s proposal to weaken endangered species protections in the Gulf of America. She said the Gulf is central to life in Tampa Bay for tourism, national security, and the economy of Florida’s coast and the proposal puts the Central Florida community at risk.
The Tampa Democratic Congresswoman warned that the move risks repeating the costly damage of past disasters while doing nothing to lower prices for Americans already facing rising costs driven by the Republican administration’s policies.
“The Trump Administration is once again bending over backward for polluters at the expense of Florida’s families, our ocean wildlife, and the coastal economy that depends on clean water and healthy beaches,” Tampa Rep. Kathy Castor said. “The so-called ‘God Squad’ proposal to dismantle endangered species protections is reckless, dangerous, and costly. Floridians remember the billions in damages from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster—we refuse to let history repeat itself.”
The Tampa Democrat also raised the issue of increasing costs and high prices for gas as the Iran war continues.
“This proposal will do nothing to address the high prices families are paying at the pump as a result of Trump’s war in Iran,” Rep. Kathy Castor said. “Big Oil already sits on thousands of unused leases and receives billions in taxpayer subsidies. They don’t need another giveaway—especially when Trump’s policies are already making life more expensive for hardworking Americans. I will continue fighting to permanently ban drilling in the Eastern Gulf and protect our coastal way of life.”
The Democratic Congresswoman also brought the issue directly back to Central Florida.
“The Gulf is central to life in Tampa Bay—supporting tourism, national security, and the livelihoods of families across our region and down Florida’s coast,” Rep. Kathy Castor continued. “Weakening these protections is a direct threat to our pocketbooks at a time when people are already being squeezed by Trump’s policies. Despite bipartisan efforts and overwhelming public support to keep drilling away from Florida’s shores, President Trump continues to put our communities at risk, selling off our treasured lands and waterways to the highest bidder.”
