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August 27, 2025
Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) moving forward with its plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule:
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July 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. – As the nation observes Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), introduced the Mental Health for Latinos Act, legislation to improve mental health outcomes among Latino and Hispanic communities.
Issues:CongressMental Health
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July 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Congresswoman Yassmin Ansari (AZ-03), led 37 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging her to reverse the decision to fully rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule and to reinstate full roadless protections.
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July 23, 2025
Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), joined by ten of her colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee, sent a letter to President Trump highlighting the harm his administration has done to the U.S. Forest Service.
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July 22, 2025
Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), introduced the Bubble Tax Modernization Act, which would lower the tax rate for lower-alcohol wine, cider, and mead made with fruit.
Issues:AgricultureCongressEconomy
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July 21, 2025
This week, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Representative Keith Self (TX-03), introduced a resolution establishing July 20 as “National Moon Landing Day” to mark the anniversary of the first-ever lunar landing in 1969.
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July 17, 2025
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Reps. Sharice Davids (KS-03), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Paul Tonko (NY-20), sent a letter to Reps. Robert Aderholt (AL-04) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, urging them to maintain funding for the 988 LGBTQI+ Youth lifeline.
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July 10, 2025
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) reintroduced the SNAP E&T Data and Technical Assistance (DATA) Act, legislation to improve workforce training programs for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries and help put them on the path to self-sufficiency.
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July 3, 2025
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement following the House Passage of Republicans’ Tax Scam.
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July 1, 2025
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced today, alongside the Oregon delegation—Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)—that $2,217,708 is heading to the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP), which ensures the program can continue to support local manufacturers across the state.