LAS VEGAS, NV – This week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) penned an op-ed in the Las Vegas Sun highlighting the devastating impacts that Donald Trump’s extreme tax and spending bill will bring to Southern Nevada. With the help of Republicans in Congress, Trump pushed through a bill that will gut access to healthcare services, cut funding for hospitals and food assistance programs, and even harm Nevada’s gaming industry.
Las Vegas Sun: Trump’s new extreme law is a big betrayal for Southern Nevada
By Senator Jacky Rosen
Key Points:
- Earlier this month, Republicans in the House and Senate forced through President Donald Trump’s extreme tax and spending law — a devastating betrayal of hardworking Nevadans.
- As one of your U.S. senators, I believe public service is about delivering results that improve people’s lives, and that’s why I am outraged by a law that guts critical programs for hardworking families so Washington Republicans can hand out massive tax breaks to billionaires.
- Thanks to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which is really a big, ugly betrayal, more than 100,000 people in our state will lose access to affordable health care, and more than a dozen hospitals in Southern Nevada are facing millions of dollars in funding cuts.
- … according to a new report, University Medical Center stands to potentially lose $45 million from this extreme law. When hospitals lose funds, they can be forced to reduce services, hours or even close down, which hurts everyone.
- By cutting Medicaid, Trump and congressional Republicans are making it harder for every Nevadan, regardless of whether they rely on Medicaid or not, to access the life-saving care they need.
- Trump’s bill also makes major cuts to SNAP — a food assistance program that helps nearly 1 in 6 Nevadans put food on the table. SNAP also funds a significant number of local food banks in our communities that Nevadans rely on to get a meal.
- This extreme law also includes a hidden provision targeting Nevada’s gaming industry. Under this new law, those who lose money playing blackjack, poker or other casino games will now owe taxes on money they lost. You read that right: Nevadans would be forced to pay the government taxes on money they didn’t win. It’s outrageous, and it will hurt our gaming industry — decimating our tourism industry along the way. This month, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and I tried to repeal this absurd provision by passing our bipartisan bill to fix it, but Senate Republicans blocked our efforts.
- We should be making life easier for people, ensuring that hardworking families can have a fair shot at living the American dream. It’s not about putting one group over another; it’s about giving people an equal chance at success. That means lowering costs for families and holding big corporations accountable for price gouging; cutting taxes for the middle class and closing loopholes exploited by billionaires; and addressing crises like the lack of affordable housing so everyone can put a roof over their heads without breaking the bank.
- Republicans’ tax and spending law fails every one of these tests. It slashes key lifelines for working people in order to hand out billions to the ultra-wealthy. That is not just bad policy — it’s shameful. As your senator, I will keep fighting to mitigate the harm of this reckless budget. I will work with my colleagues to stand up for Nevada families and push for policies that put people first.
- I urge every Nevadan to stay engaged, speak out and join me in this fight. Together, we can protect our families, defend our communities and keep the promise of the American dream alive for everyone who calls Nevada home.
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