On Wednesday, Senator J.D. Vance visited Las Vegas and Reno to discuss the impact of current issues on American workers.
In his remarks, Vance focused on key platform points such as inflation, the southern border, and social media censorship, tailoring his message to service workers in Nevada. Specifically, Vance emphasized Donald Trump's "no tax on tips" proposal, which aims to eliminate all taxes on tips for the thousands of service workers who rely on them in Nevada.
"Nevada families are getting slammed by Kamala Harris' tax policies and Nevada workers; I don't think they can manage another four years of the IRS coming and harassing you over a few bucks if the IRS is going to do anything. Why don't they come after companies that are shipping jobs overseas and leave middle-class Nevadans the hell alone," said Senator Vance.
The rally featured speeches from two students employed in the service industry. Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald talked about economic pressures. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown highlighted that registered Republicans are leading in early voting turnout in Washoe County.
Kamala Harris supports the idea of removing taxes on tips. Trump accused her of copying him, but Culinary Workers Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge stated that the Republican bill sponsored by Senator Ted Cruz from Texas was poorly written. He says Democrats have a more comprehensive bill written by Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford to provide relief to American workers.
"Tackling this sub-minimum wage, tackling the taxes on tips, and having a real plan to do that. Look, it's under the umbrella of an overall comprehensive plan to tackle the cost of living for working-class families. And look, Trump has no plan," said Pappargeorge.
On Wednesday morning, to counter J.D. Vance's Reno stop, Team Harris-Walz and Nevada Democrats hosted a canvass launch with remarks from Washington U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Assembly candidate Erica Roth.
