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Congresswoman Mia Love urges returning decision‑making to local authorities, describes priorities and accepts questions
Summary
Congresswoman Mia Love addressed the Utah House on Feb. 17, 2015, describing the influence of federal bureaucracies, advocating local control of education and health policy, and discussing her work on trade, sentencing reform and regulatory relief; she answered representatives’ questions including one about caucus membership.
Congresswoman Mia Love (R‑UT) spoke to the Utah House of Representatives in a Committee of the Whole on Feb. 17, 2015, describing her priorities as a new member of Congress and urging that decision‑making be returned as close to local constituents as possible.
Love said one of her principal observations in Washington was how powerful and unaccountable federal bureaucracies can be and argued that Congress should give more authority and flexibility to states. She cited local‑control legislation she cosponsored and discussed efforts to remove the federal medical device tax and repeal (and ultimately replace) the Affordable Care Act, framing many of these efforts as returning choice to patients and doctors.
Love said she had joined the Congressional Black Caucus and described bipartisan collaborations including work on minimum mandatory sentencing reductions and a congressional gold medal recognizing civil‑rights activists. She spoke about the challenge of serving as a young mother in Congress, credited family support and emphasized that she intends to remain principally resident in Utah while serving in Washington.
Several representatives asked questions; Representative Chavez asked about Love’s membership in the Congressional Black Caucus, and Representative Liffords asked about accommodations for young parents in Congress. Love answered both and invited lawmakers to contact her office with district issues.
After remarks and Q&A the House dissolved the Committee of the Whole and returned to regular session.
