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Press Release: Rep. Mia Love May Have Committed Criminal Violations Of Federal Election Law

Katie Matheson September 19, 2018

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2018 REP. MIA LOVE MAY HAVE COMMITTED CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL ELECTION LAW Salt Lake City, UT – As reported by the New York Times, good government group Alliance for a Better Utah submitted a formal complaint yesterday against Representative Mia Love (R, UT-04) to the Federal Elections

Utah group files FEC complaint against Rep. Mia Love over campaign contributions

Better Utah September 19, 2018

This article originally appeared in the Desert News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — A complaint against Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, has been filed with the Federal Election Commission by a progressive Utah nonprofit claiming the congresswoman accepted more than $1.1 million in illegal campaign contributions. Love’s campaign denied any wrongdoing

Utah Group Files Complaint Against Mia Love Over Fund-Raising

Better Utah September 19, 2018

This article originally appeared in the New York Times. Read it in its entirety here. A progressive group in Utah that advocates government transparency and accountability filed a federal complaint against Representative Mia Love, a Republican, on Tuesday over alleged campaign finance violations, escalating the liberal fight against the vulnerable incumbent just seven weeks before November’s

Letter: Taxing medical devices reduces profits, but shouldn’t reduce jobs and innovation

Katie Matheson August 16, 2018

In a recent article about the delay or repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s medical device tax, an executive of Merit Medical said, “20 percent of this company’s net after-tax profit was sent to Washington, D.C., rather than reinvested in technologies here and growth for our business.” How much more disingenuous can you get? Taxes are measured

Mia Love stands against the interests of consumers

Katie Matheson May 24, 2018

This commentary originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. As a Utahn, I join many of you in my political representation at the national level. My member of Congress is Republican Rep. Mia Love, who is up for re-election this year. Love is a two-term congresswoman who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, a

Mia Love dodges town hall meetings: ‘She doesn’t want to face the voters’

Better Utah August 2, 2017

Source: Raw Story and OpEdNews.com Yet another Republican is catching heat from constituents for refusing to hold town hall meetings. Representative Mia Love (R-UT) hasn’t held a town hall meeting since last fall, the Deseret News reports. Chase Thomas of the Alliance for a Better Utah said they were “a little disappointed that she keeps

Rep. Mia Love holds ‘open house’ for constituents, asked about town hall meetings

Better Utah August 1, 2017

Source: Deseret News and KSL.com Toward the end of the more than three hours Rep. Mia Love spent with small groups of constituents Tuesday, she attempted to explain why she wasn’t holding a traditional town hall meeting. “I want you to know although there are people that are like you, that want to be able

Op-ed: Rep. Love works for those who need health care

Better Utah May 21, 2017

Source: Deseret News Politicians are notorious for making promises. Their campaigns and time in office are full of grandiose visions they claim will only come to fruition if elected or re-elected. However, most of the promises politicians carelessly make during their stump speeches eventually run into the realities of the political process, unforeseen consequences, or

Utah’s congressional delegation, others respond to House passing health care bill

Better Utah May 4, 2017

Source: St. George News Congressional Republicans carried the day as the “American Health Care Act” passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday. Each of Utah’s four representatives voted in favor of the bill that is considered the first step toward dismantling the Affordable Care Act, often referred to as Obamacare. Members of the Utah’s

Shocking Political Ad Targets Mia Love

Better Utah March 2, 2016

Source: Utah Policy Alliance for a Better Utah takes a ham-handed swipe at Mia Love in a new television ad. The shocking ad, which you can see below, literally features an elderly woman in a wheelchair being thrown off a cliff by a man who resembles Speaker Paul Ryan while “America the Beautiful” plays. The

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