{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-hyde-smith-introduce-legislation-to-crack-down-on-unfair-trade-practices-protect-louisiana-shrimp-catfish-industries/", "Cassidy, Hyde-Smith Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Unfair Trade Practices, Protect Louisiana Shrimp, Catfish Industries", "2025-09-19", "2025", "2025-09", "Republican", "Senate", "LA", "Bill Cassidy", "C001075", "www.cassidy.senate.gov", "cassidy", "https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the India Shrimp Tariff Act to protect Louisiana\u2019s shrimp and catfish industries against India\u2019s dumping of cheap shrimp and produce into U.S. markets.\n\n\u201cPeople come from all over to try Louisiana gumbo, jambalaya, and shrimp and grits. That\u2019s because our shrimpers and catfish farmers meet high standards,\u201d said Dr. Cassidy. \u201cBy leveling the playing field, this bill protects Louisiana seafood and the jobs that depend on it.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor too long Indian shrimp has been dumped on the U.S. market with minimal penalty or regulation, which has come at the expense of domestic shrimpers, processors, restaurants, and consumers. Senator Cassidy\u2019s common-sense legislation will help put our domestic industry on a more level playing field, and I will work with him to move this bill forward for the benefit of Gulf Coast shrimpers and everyone who enjoy domestic shrimp,\u201d said Senator Hyde-Smith.\n\nBackground\n\nLast week, during a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing, Cassidy secured a commitment from President Trump\u2019s Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury nominee Jonathan Greenstein to support Louisiana shrimp producers and oppose unfair trade practices hurting the state\u2019s seafood industry.\n\nIn February, Cassidy and a group of Republican colleagues introduced the Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act to protect the Louisiana rice industry against dumping of cheap produce into U.S. markets from India and China.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-hyde-smith-introduce-legislation-to-crack-down-on-unfair-trade-practices-protect-louisiana-shrimp-catfish-industries/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4624842442572117, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}