Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) railed against Republicans' signature "big, beautiful bill" on the House floor Wednesday, warning that its promise to end taxes on tips is a "scam" that won't protect low-income Americans from sweeping benefit cuts.
"As one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little about the scam of that text...the fine print," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The cap on that is $25,000."
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking... pic.twitter.com/5VrEbJNnHl
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