Lee Stands with Hardworking Nevadans Against Trump’s Corruption in Washington that is Making Life More Expensive

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LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined Ted Pappageorge, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), and working Nevadans to highlight how the Trump Slump is negatively impacting Nevada's economy and ask why Republican politicians won't stand up to Trump.

Amid rising costs from Trump’s economic policies, Congresswoman Susie Lee and Members of the Nevada delegation are pushing to expand and make No Tax on Tips, a policy set to expire because of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, permanent. 

“Nevada Democrats have been fighting for tipped workers long before Trump came onto the scene. Southern Nevadans aren’t going to buy what he’s trying to sell, because we feel what he’s been doing to our pocketbooks,” said Congresswoman Susie Lee. “While you’re paying more for gas, groceries, and health care, Donald Trump is getting richer. He’s cutting health care for the most vulnerable members of our community to pay for tax breaks for the richest Americans, setting reckless tariffs that are making groceries more expensive, and dragging us into foreign wars that are raising fuel prices. It’s not an accident, it’s cruel corruption.”

This is President Trump’s second visit to Vegas to tout his budget bill since he signed it into law in July 2025. Since becoming law, the OBBBA has:

• Kicked 14 million Americans off health care, including 30,000 southern Nevadans
• Cut $911 billion from Medicaid which 1 in 4 Nevadans rely on
• Cut $187 billion from SNAP which 16 million children, 4 million adults with disabilities, and 8 million senior citizens rely on. Approximately 4 million people, including 1 million children, will lose all or most of their benefits
• Ended ACA Tax Premiums which has caused health insurance costs to rise by 25%.

On top of these cuts, Nevada is currently experiencing a Trump Slump. Trump’s tariffs, chaotic immigration policy, the war in Iran, and high grocery and gas prices are hurting working families and driving away the Canadian, Mexican, Southern California, and international tourism Nevada depends on. As tourism continues to decline under Trump's policies, many hospitality workers already don't make enough in tips to tax in the first place.

Congresswoman Susie Lee remains committed to fighting for policies to will lower costs, encourage economic growth, and reverse the cuts made to health care and food assistance, while making No Tax on Tips permanent. 

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