{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/week-in-review-cassidy-introduced-legislation-to-lower-flood-insurance-premiums-boost-economy-hold-china-accountable-save-taxpayers-375-million/", "Week in Review: Cassidy Introduced Legislation to Lower Flood Insurance Premiums, Boost Economy & Hold China Accountable, Save Taxpayers $375 Million", "2024-12-13", "2024", "2024-12", "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 This week, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced legislation to give Louisianans relief from skyrocketing flood insurance premiums, released a discussion draft for his Foreign Pollution Fee Act to level the playing field with Chinese manufacturing and expand American production, and highlighted a report that found his investigative efforts returned up to $375 million in taxpayer dollars to the American people since April 2024. Senator Cassidy hosted a telephone town hall on his efforts to repeal WEP & GPO, and his office held Constituent Assistance Events in the following Parishes this week: Ascension, Assumption, Bienville, Bossier, Concordia, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Grant, LaSalle, Livingston, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Sabine, St. Helena, St. James, St. Landry, West Feliciana and Winn.\n\nLearn more about the week below:\n\nWWL reports that \u201cCassidy\u2019s bill seeks to cut federal flood insurance premiums by 33% for low-and middle-income households in Louisiana.\u201d\n\nWatch the full news report here.\n\nSen. Bill Cassidy Works Across Aisle for Legislation that Would Cut Flood Insurance Premiums\n\nLouisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is talking about possible savings for people who shell out big money for flood insurance.\n\n\u201cWe know that rising flood insurance premiums are continuing to put a financial strain on thousands of Louisianans,\u201d Sen. Cassidy said.\n\nThe senator said a possible solution is the Flood Insurance Affordability Tax Credit Act. It\u2019s a long name but a simple concept.\n\nWatch the full news report here.\n\nBloomberg: Foreign Pollution Fee to Boost Economy, Lower Emissions Unveiled\n\nChina and other countries would have to pay a pollution fee on certain products imported into the US under draft legislation Senate Republicans expect to unveil Wednesday.\n\n\u2026\n\nRepublican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) are seeking feedback on the framework over the next several weeks, with the intention of introducing legislation next year.\n\n\u2026\n\nThe Steel Manufacturers Association endorsed the idea of a foreign pollution fee on steel imports entering the US \u201cbased on their embedded emissions levels,\u201d in a recent action plan prepared for President-elect Donald Trump and the 119th Congress.\n\n\u2026\n\nThe idea of a foreign pollution fee is a \u201cclear economic win for the industry.\u201d\n\nRead the full article here.\n\nCentral Louisiana News: Cassidy\u2019s Efforts Recover Millions in Wrongful Pension Payments\n\nA recent report from the Inspector General of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has revealed significant savings in taxpayer dollars due to an investigation led by Cassidy. The investigation has resulted in up to $250 million being returned to taxpayers after it was discovered that funds were wrongfully paid for deceased individuals on union pension fund rolls. This is part of a larger $90 billion pension bailout initiated by Democrats.\n\n\u2026\n\nEarlier this year, Cassidy successfully secured the return of $127 million from the Central States Pension Fund after a report indicated that their bailout request included 3,479 deceased participants. This sum contributes to the estimated $250 million wrongly disbursed as part of the Democratic pension bailout.\n\nRead the full article here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "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/week-in-review-cassidy-introduced-legislation-to-lower-flood-insurance-premiums-boost-economy-hold-china-accountable-save-taxpayers-375-million/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0396139696240425, "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"}