background checks that would prevent individuals on the terrorist watch list, criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill from purchasing guns." She supports a ban of high-capacity magazines and reinstating the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. While acknowledging that preventing those on the No-Fly List from buying guns or banning assault rifles might not have prevented the Pulse nightclub shooting, she said, "if we could stop another tragedy. . .I think it's reasonable to say, here are a couple of common sense laws we could pass to make Americans more safe." In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Castor reiterated her support for repealing the Dickey Amendment of 1996, which discourages funding to the CDC to research gun violence prevention. Impeachment of Donald Trump On December 18, 2019, Castor voted to impeach President Donald Trump. Committee assignments Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy Subcommittee on Health Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (chair) Caucus memberships Special Operations Caucus (co-chair) Academic Medicine Caucus (co-chair) Children's Health Care Caucus (co-chair) Air Force Caucus (co-chair) Congressional Soccer Caucus (co-chair) Personal Life Castor is a Presbyterian. See also Women in the United States House of Representatives References External links Representative Kathy Castor official U.S. House website Kathy Castor for Congress |- |- 1966 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians American Presbyterians American women lawyers American lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida Emory University alumni Female members of the United States House of Representatives Florida State University College of Law alumni Living people Presbyterians from Florida Politicians from Tampa, Florida Politicians from Miami Women in Florida politics