WASHINGTON, DC – During National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) traveled to Reno and Las Vegas to talk to small business owners about how the Trump Administration’s harmful policies have hurt them. With 99 percent of all businesses being considered small businesses, Nevada has been severely impacted by Trump’s erratic economic policies that have led to reckless tariffs, rising costs, and a sharp decrease in tourism to the state. In discussions hosted in Reno and Las Vegas, Senator Rosen heard directly from several business owners just how hard it has been in the last year under the Trump Administration.
Senator Rosen is a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship and has been a champion for small businesses in Nevada. This year, she introduced legislation to exempt small businesses and groceries from tariffs, as well as supporting Nevada’s tourism economy. She recently called for a Senate hearing on the state of tourism under the Trump Administration.
KVVU Las Vegas: Rosen Hosts Roundtable with Local Business Owner in Historic Westside
Anchor: “Longtime Las Vegas cafe owner says soaring food and utility costs are pinching her business even as she tries to pay workers a living wage. At a small business roundtable hosted by Senator Jacky Rosen today in the Historic West Side Gritz Cafe, owner Trina Giles says she’s survived the Great Recession, COVID, but now she faces constantly fluctuating food prices, higher power bills and more expensive equipment. She says her profit margins are pretty thin and she can’t just pass every increase onto customers if she wants to stay competitive.”
Telemundo Las Vegas: “Everybody eats, so why should we be paying tariffs because Trump feels like it?”
Anchor: “La senadora Jacky Rosen también criticó el impacto de las tarifas en pequeños negocios y consumidores.”
Senator Rosen: “Everybody eats, so why should we be paying tariffs just because Trump feels like it, It’s hurting every family in America and every small business.”
KRXI Reno: Rosen Hosts Roundtable With Small Business Owners in Reno
Senator Rosen: “They don’t know how to predict what’s happening, and they love their customers, and they want to be small business owners, and that anxiety that they’re feeling about what’s going to happen in the next six months, can they weather it, do they have to pass on costs? That means people won’t come anymore or shop there anymore.”
KTVN Reno: “The number one question I get is: Are we going to be ok?”
Senator Rosen: “The number one question I get is: ‘Are we going to be ok? Are we going to be able to take care of each other? Are we going to be able to invest in our communities and are we going to be able to afford our lives?”
Anchor:“Senator Rosen encourages Nevadans to shop locally to support small businesses. She also says she has introduced legislation to eliminate tariffs on groceries.”
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