Congresswoman Mia Love visits Utah Senate, touts bipartisan criminal justice and education efforts

Congresswoman Mia Love spoke to the Utah Senate in a Committee of the Whole and highlighted bipartisan achievements and several legislative priorities she said were informed by Utah practice.

Love said she is working on the Safe Justice Act and criminal justice reform bills and emphasized that these measures drew support across the political spectrum. She described two education-related bills intended to lower higher-education costs — one aimed at providing clearer information to students and another to identify and remove administrative red tape that increases tuition — and said she is pushing ideas to return more decision-making to local hands.

She also described a single-subject bill inspired by the Utah Constitution that would require federal bills to contain one clearly stated subject in their title. "I am frustrated with the multi bills that are added that are attached to must pass legislation," Love said in her remarks, arguing the change would make bills easier for constituents to understand.

Senators asked several questions about the practical demands of serving in Congress and about her committee work; Love described long days, the role of committee assignments and the personal sacrifices of public service. She said she tries to maintain contact with her children by phone and returns to Utah most weekends.

After her remarks, the Senate returned to routine business. No formal action was taken as a result of the address; the visit was recorded as a Committee of the Whole presentation.