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Congresswoman Mia Love urges action on immigration, school safety and tax relief during Utah Senate visit
Summary
Congresswoman Mia Love spoke to the Utah Senate about federal priorities — tax reform, DACA, border security, a new STOP Act on sexual harassment, and school safety — and answered senators’ questions about campaign contributions and a recent school shooting.
Congresswoman Mia Love spent roughly an hour addressing the Utah Senate chamber, thanking state legislators and outlining several federal priorities she said she will press this year.
"We have passed two bills in one week," Love said, citing the small bank holding company relief act and a bipartisan STOP Act aimed at limiting taxpayer-funded settlements for sexual harassment. She said she will "firmly and unapologetically continue to work to protect life" and emphasized work on immigration and infrastructure, naming the Uniting and Securing America Act as an effort she cosponsors to provide status for DREAMers while strengthening the border.
Love discussed the federal tax overhaul, noting the child tax credit increase from $1,000 to $2,000 and protections for mortgage and higher-education deductions. She said tax relief, while not a cure-all, helps families pay for necessities: "It means the world to somebody if it's the difference between them purchasing a vehicle to go to and from work."
Asked about the recent school shooting in Florida and possible federal responses, Love said she is "open to listening" and listed measures she has supported previously, including background-check fixes and a ban on bump stocks. "We have to fix it," she said, calling for measures to ensure people who should not have weapons cannot obtain them.
On allegations about campaign funding, Love told the chamber she has taken $3,000 from the NRA "in the entire time" she has served in Congress and urged people to check Federal Election Commission filings rather than repeat unverified figures.
Love closed by inviting state lawmakers to share ideas from Utah and said she would continue working across the aisle in caucuses such as the Congressional Black Caucus and the Climate Solutions Caucus to advance education, criminal justice and poverty-related initiatives.
The Senate thanked Love for her visit and took up routine business after her remarks.
