President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and immigration-focused bill is nearing final passage in Congress and some Americans are eagerly anticipating the economic benefits they stand to gain when the president signs the legislation.
Residents of Minnesota’s 6th congressional district are urging Congress to immediately pass Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill, according to several videos exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s office. The Minnesotans cited the legislation’s tax relief provisions that are projected to put thousands of dollars back in their wallets, as their rationale for supporting the president’s landmark bill.
The president’s budget bill is currently under consideration in the Senate and could pass the upper chamber as early as Monday evening. The bill will then head to the House for its stamp of approval before Trump can sign the legislation into law. The president has demanded the bill be on his desk for signature by his self-imposed July 4 deadline.
The Senate’s 940-page bill includes an array of tax provisions, including a permanent extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which lowered individual income tax rates across the board.
The average family of four earning the median income would experience a $1,700 tax hike if the tax cuts are allowed to expire in December, according to the Senate Finance Committee.
The legislation also contains many provisions aiming to shield Americans from some taxation, including the elimination of no taxes on tips and overtime pay. It would also raise the child tax credit and a $1,000 savings account given to newborn babies.
The combined effects of these tax provisions are projected to result in at least $7,800 higher take-home pay for the average family with two children, according to a May White House Council of Economic Advisors report analyzing the initial House-passed bill.
“From families and small businesses to manufacturers and waitresses, everyday Americans are the real winners of the One Big Beautiful Bill,” Emmer told the DCNF in a statement. “The time is now to get this bill across the finish line, on behalf of the hardworking people in Minnesota’s Sixth District and beyond.”
No Democrats are expected to vote for the legislation in the Senate nor when it is reconsidered in the lower chamber. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has previously referred to it as “disgusting” and an “abomination.”
Here are the main tax provisions in the bill that Minnesota residents highlighted.
‘No Tax On Tips’
The Senate’s proposal incorporates a “no tax on tips” deduction of up to $25,000 per person and would allow individuals to claim the tax break from 2025 through 2028. The initial House-passed bill did not cap the amount individuals are allowed to deduct, but prohibited Americans making more than $160,000 per year from claiming the tax break.
The temporary elimination of taxes on tips notably delivers on a key of Trump’s 2024 campaign to sign legislation into law providing tax relief to tipped workers.
Tens of millions of Americans employed in specific industries, including food service and hair and nail care, would see higher take-home pay as a result of this proposal. Jessica Taylor, Emmer’s constituent who has worked in the service industry for more than 20 years, said she would use the additional income for everyday essentials and her daughter’s hockey expenses.
“It makes things a lot easier around the Taylor household,” Taylor said in a video, referring to the new tax deduction. “Being able to keep all of my tips would make it a lot easier to afford these extra things that we might not be able to do otherwise.”
Ryan, a small business owner in Emmer’s district, said eliminating taxes on tips would put more money in the pockets of his food service employees — some of whom are living paycheck to paycheck.
“Not taxing the tips that come through could be a real game changer for them, and I know they’re very excited about it,” the Minnesota-based entrepreneur said. “It’ll be a big positive.”
Deduction On Overtime Pay
The Senate’s budget bill would allow individuals to deduct up to $12,500 in overtime pay and $25,000 for married couples. Americans earning more than $160,000 per year would receive a less generous tax break. Individuals will be allowed to claim the temporary deduction between 2025 and 2028.
The new overtime pay deduction would benefit millions of Americans who receive hourly wages, including Will, a law enforcement officer in Emmer’s district. The proposal would notably bar illegal immigrants from claiming the deduction by requiring filers to use a Social Security number.
“Will the way inflation’s been, it’s really hard to keep up on a law enforcement wage,” Will said. “It’d be probably the biggest bill financially to benefit law enforcement that I can think of In my career … so hopefully it gets done.”
Child Tax Credit Raise
The Senate’s proposal would permanently increase the child tax credit, a tax break for Americans with children, from $2,000 to $2,200. Though the upper chamber’s bill is $300 less than the $2,500 raise floated in the initial House proposal, the Senate plan ensures that families could receive the $2,200 credit through 2034. The House proposal would have sunsetted the $2,500 credit in 2028.
The provision would provide financial assistance to tens of millions of American families and bars illegal immigrants from receiving the tax break. Chip and Michelle, parents to five children, who live in Emmer’s district, touted some tax provisions in the president’s domestic policy bill.
“The big, beautiful bill extends these tax cuts for the middle class, enables working families like ours to help our kids with the rising cost of education, and puts money back in our pocket to spend locally in our community,” the couple said.
The Senate’s proposal also maintains a $1,000 savings account for newborns born between 2025 and 2028, known as a “Trump account.” Families could contribute a maximum of $5,000 each year to the account until the beneficiary turns 31 years old.
Full Expensing For R&D And Capital Expenditures
The Senate bill would also restore and permanently extend several business tax breaks, including full expensing for capital expenditures, such as machinery and equipment, and research and development activities. The provisions go further than the initial House draft, which would have made the tax breaks temporary.
Proponents argue that making the business tax break provisions permanent will spur domestic production and boost innovation even if it raises the price tag of the overall bill.
“[This] is huge to manufacturers across the country, Don, the CEO of a manufacturing company in Emmer’s district, says in a video. “Just those two provisions alone will help, I believe, ignite manufacturing not only in Minnesota … but across this entire country.”
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