House Republicans chose Las Vegas as the place to stage their first public field hearing touting the benefits of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, the fiscal year 2026 federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4.
Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.) said the bill “was born here” after a conversation between Trump and a server galvanized the presidential candidate to support an old idea: no taxes on the first $25,000 earned in tips.
“Waitresses, bartenders, Door Dash employees, bellhops, service workers, and other tipped employees will get a $1,300 tax cut compared to what they pay today,” House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) said, adding the provision will put “$230 million back into the pockets of tipped workers in just the Las Vegas metro area.”…