Quite the feat
In a major boost for casino and hospitality workers, US Senator Jacky Rosen on Tuesday managed to get the No Tax on Tips Act she was backing across the line. She did so in spectacular fashion, securing the 99 votes she needed.
Not one of the 99 senators objected to her legislative gamble requiring “unanimous consent” to pass the bill. Senator Rosen took to X after her triumph, stating the legislation will bring “much deserved relief” to Nevadans:
The bill, which now heads to the House, would create a tax deduction worth up to $25,000 for tips. It would also be exclusive to workers earning $160,000 or less in 2025.
Trump card
In a news release, Rosen’s office reinforced the relief the No Tax on Tips bill will bring workers in Nevada, the state with “the highest concentration of tipped workers in the nation.”
“Nevadans sent me here to fight for them,” the Senator stated, although many social media users praised President Donald Trump for his hand in the bill’s success.
I am not afraid to embrace a good idea”
While the news out of Washington was dubbed a surprise by media outlets, the bill has gathered admirers ever since President Trump introduced the idea while in Nevada on his campaign trail last year. Rosen gave the POTUS his due, stating the no tax bill was one of the US leader’s key election promises. “I am not afraid to embrace a good idea, wherever it comes from,” she said.
The Republican-led Senate liked the idea too. They unanimously backed the bipartisan bill introduced in January by Sen. Ted Cruz with co-sponsors including Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.
Senator Cruz was also in bullish mood on the Nevada senate floor Tuesday, stating that “one way or another” the bill would become law and bring “real relief to hard-working Americans.”
Appealing options
Cruz was referencing the win-win opinion that while the bill still needs to clear the House, “Republicans have been seeking to include a version of the proposal in their sweeping party-line package for Trump’s agenda.”
Allied with strong Democratic support, GOP leaders have the option of passing the bill separately while either removing it from broader legislation to reduce costs or spend the money elsewhere.
“I commend Democrats and Republicans, even at a time of partisan division, coming together and agreeing on this commonsense policy,” Cruz stated Tuesday.
