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Congresswoman Love tells Utah Senate federal rules limit state flexibility; urges REINS, health portability
Summary
Congresswoman Love addressed the Utah Senate in a Committee of the Whole, urging greater state control over federal regulations, supporting the REINS Act, and raising concerns about the Affordable Care Act's effects on families; senators asked about Medicaid 'donut hole' problems and emergency‑room rules.
Congresswoman Love addressed the Utah State Senate in a Committee of the Whole, arguing that federal regulations have grown far beyond statutes and that returning certain rulemaking authority to Congress and the states would improve accountability.
She told senators the volume of federal regulations outpaces statutes, and that ‘‘All airspace belongs to them, so that they control all of that,’’ describing how federal control over airspace can limit state or private innovation such as commercial drone deliveries. She urged state legislators to press for more local control over education standards and to consider measures that…
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