Today, President Donald J. Trump travels to Grand Island, Nebraska. Under President Trump and Republican leadership, families in the Cornhusker State are keeping more of what they earn, farmers and ranchers are getting direct support, private investment is expanding production, and crime is falling in the state’s largest cities. President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts stopped the largest tax hike in American history and put money back in Nebraskans’ pockets.
No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime: Qualified tips and overtime pay are now deductible from federal income taxes, benefiting hundreds of thousands of Nebraska service workers, truckers, manufacturers, and hourly employees. No Tax on Social Security: More than 300,000 Nebraska seniors can benefit from the new deduction that eliminates federal income tax on Social Security benefits for the vast majority of recipients. Bigger refunds: Nebraskans’ average federal tax refund reached $3,378 .
Investments in rural health: Nebraska secured nearly $219 million in first-year funding under the Working Families Tax Cuts’ Rural Health Transformation Program — the eighth-largest award in the country — to modernize care in rural communities. Protecting Nebraska’s economy: The Working Families Tax Cuts protected 37,000 Nebraska jobs, preserved $7 billion in state GDP, and safeguarded $3 billion in wages for Nebraskans. President Trump’s America First agenda is delivering real dollars and new market access to the producers who feed the country.
Year-round E15: In April 2025, President Trump’s EPA granted the emergency waiver that cleared summer sales of E15 nationwide, answering the direct request of Nebraska and other Midwestern states and expanding the market for Nebraska ethanol and corn. Direct aid: USDA has delivered $622 million to 36,000 Nebraska Farmers through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program for the 2024 crop year. Nebraska farmers have also received more than $632 million in Farmer Bridge Assistance payments…