(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Celeste Maloy talks to the media before the Turning Point event Glen Smith Spectrum Arena, in Logan on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.
Dear Rep. Celeste Maloy,
I received an email from you regarding the government shutdown. After reading it, I must ask you: Are you a representative for all of us? Or are you just representing those who agree with you on everything? You had to insert the language, “Unfortunately, Senate Democrats requested that extreme liberal policies be inserted into the 7-week funding bill and did not support our simple legislation, resulting in a shutdown.” The vague reference to “extreme liberal policies” is a scare tactic, and you know it, yet you piled onto this divisive Republican talking point in your email to all of us. You know very well that the Democrats are trying to avoid people having to pay extremely high health insurance costs (more than double!) through the Affordable Care Act when the premium tax credits expire at the end of the year. You would not extend them when you voted for the “Big Beautiful Bill.” People will lose their health insurance. That is what is extreme.
Instead of amplifying partisan rhetoric, you could at least explain why you’re against helping people keep their health insurance. I would think that there is a definite return on investment in keeping health care accessible.
Jennifer Long-Pratt, Salt Lake City