Celeste Maloy is Utah’s 2nd District Rep, Focused on Rural Issues and Public Lands | PoliticIt Podcast In this wide-ranging Politic-It interview, Representative Celeste Maloy (UT-02) breaks down the realities of serving in Congress, from fiscal debates and reconciliation rules to her influential committee work on Appropriations and Natural Resources. We cover:

✅ The controversy around the reconciliation package and the “tax cuts for billionaires” talking point

✅ Why deficit projections depend on flawed assumptions

✅ What reconciliation can and cannot do under Senate rules

✅ The difference between mandatory vs. discretionary spending

✅ Appropriations, rescissions, and Congress’s multi-track fiscal strategy

✅ How Maloy landed a rare freshman seat on Appropriations

✅ Why Utah’s House delegation is small but highly effective

✅ Public lands, water, and rural issues that drive Utah’s priorities

✅ Personal moments in Washington—including her first visit to the Oval Office

✅ How constituents can connect directly with Rep. Maloy: “Reconciliation is not a policy process. It’s a tax and revenue process.” – Rep. Celeste Maloy

📌 Stay tuned to the end for Rep. Maloy’s advice on tuning out the political noise and focusing on the real substance of policymaking. ⸻

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