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April 17, 2026 - WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to Nevada, Senator Rosen released a video address about the impact Trump’s actions have had on the state’s economy. Since Donald Trump was sworn in to his second term, Nevada’s tourism industry has seen the lowest number of visitors since the pandemic, and grocery and gas prices have continued to skyrocket. 

Senator Rosen has fought back against Trump’s harmful policies on all fronts. She has been outspoken against Trump’s impact on Nevada’s tourism and hospitality industry, speaking directly with stakeholders and introducing bipartisan legislation to boost tourism funding. Senator Rosen has also fought against rising grocery prices, introducing legislation to remove tariffs from any food or agricultural product.

Below is the Full Transcript of Her Remarks:

“As Donald Trump prepares to come to Las Vegas in a desperate attempt to convince Nevadans he’s trying to lower costs, I’m here to talk about what has really been going on in Nevada under the Trump economy. 

The number one concern I hear from Nevadans when I’m back home is how expensive everything is.

Gas prices are at their highest levels in years, grocery costs keep climbing, housing continues to be out of reach for too many Nevada families, and health care bills are skyrocketing, and Trump is doing nothing except making things worse.

Meanwhile, our tourism industry – the backbone of Nevada’s economy – is struggling for the first time since the pandemic because of Trump’s reckless actions.

From his cost-raising tariffs to his hostile immigration policies, his unnecessary fights with Canada, his policies are having a clear and direct impact on visitation numbers to Las Vegas. 

Making matters worse, Trump and Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” has a hidden provision that is disastrous for Nevada’s gaming industry. 

This disaster of a law has effectively enacted an unfair tax burden for players who lose money.

That means that players who come to Nevada to gamble and lose will have to end up paying taxes on the money they lost. 

Provisions like this one are still in the tax code and it’s contributing to the decreased visitation numbers.

Not counting the pandemic, 2025 saw the biggest decline in visitation to Las Vegas in over fifty years. Worse than 2008 and 2009 combined. 

This means less revenue for our hotels, fewer shifts for our hospitality workers, and fewer tips.

So, if Trump intends to tout policies like No Tax on Tips, hospitality workers in Nevada are left wondering “what difference does it make that I’m not getting taxed on tips when I’m getting less in tips than before?”

And just to be clear, I support any measure that will put more money in our workers’ pockets. That’s why I passed my bipartisan No Tax on Tips bill by unanimous consent in the Senate last year.

But Trump has wreaked havoc on our economy, and he can’t overlook the totality of the situation and how it is hurting our families in Nevada.

What the President needs to do is outline for Nevadans his concrete plans to finally bring down costs and support our tourism industry.

Half measures and promises to lower costs won’t work. He already made those promises when he was running for president, but now we see costs going up instead of down.”

Source: Senator Jacky Rosen