{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/local-spotlight-cassidy-recognizes-louisiana-business-owner-who-influenced-president-trumps-working-families-tax-cuts-bill/", "LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Cassidy Recognizes Louisiana Business Owner Who Influenced President Trump\u2019s Working Families Tax Cuts Bill", "2025-09-29", "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. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), for his monthly Local Spotlight, recognized Louisiana business owner and French Settlement Mayor Jeremy Aydell, whose request to the office in June 2024 to include beauticians in President Trump\u2019s Working Families Tax Cuts Bill became federal tax policy. Each month, Cassidy highlights a local story that truly reflects Louisiana values of humility, respect, and resiliency.\n\nRead his full September 2025 Local Spotlight below:\n\nI would like to recognize Jeremy Aydell from Livingston Parish, Louisiana, who visited my office over a year ago representing the needs of small business owners in Louisiana.\n\nJeremy saw that, under prior law, employers of waiters and waitresses saved 7.65% in payroll taxes on tips, freeing up money to raise wages, add shifts, and support workers who earn those tips.\n\nAs a Sport Clips franchise owner in Louisiana, Jeremy wanted the same thing for the folks working in his stores.\n\nSo when Jeremy saw the opportunity to include this in President Trump\u2019s tax bill, I agreed, and we got it done.\n\nBecause of that meeting\u2014that conversation, Jeremy Aydell, a Louisiana business owner, helped influence national policy. Employer tip credit for tip income was included in the final text of President Trump\u2019s tax bill, and Louisianans working in the beauty industry will take home more of their hard-earned pay, and salon owners will have a much-needed financial break.\n\nI want to thank Jeremy\u2014give him a shoutout\u2014for coming to my office with that request. You helped make tax policy work better for Louisianans and for people across the country. You make Louisiana proud, and I am proud to have worked with you.\n\nBackground\n\nRecently, Cassidy highlighted Louisiana search and rescue personnel Samuel Haynes, Turner Gore, Gordon Seagraves, Steven Maestas, Roy Gros, Christopher Whatley, Justin Wolfe, Colby Reed, David Burden, Austin Tull, Chris Shadoin, and Craig Bynog for aiding in rescue efforts following the flooding in Texas.\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/local-spotlight-cassidy-recognizes-louisiana-business-owner-who-influenced-president-trumps-working-families-tax-cuts-bill/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.810523983091116, "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"}