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August 6, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Reps. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.), introduced the Stop Corrupt Trading Act, companion legislation to a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), to ban the President and Vice President from selling early or exclusive access to their official social media posts for profit.
Issues:CongressDefending Democracy
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August 6, 2026
Today, Assistant Democratic Leader and Federal Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Joe Neguse (CO-02), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee Ranking Member Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Congressman George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Wildfire Response and Readiness Act, a comprehensive package of wildland fire policy that meets the moment for Americans facing increasingly active, destructive, and life-threatening wildfires.
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August 3, 2026
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), led 63 colleagues in a letter to President Trump requesting updates from the Administration on its 20-point peace plan in Gaza and urging the President to ensure that lasting peace for the Palestinian people in Gaza remains a priority.
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July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement regarding her vote against the government spending bill, known as the Continuing Resolution.
Issues:CongressImmigration
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July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) celebrated the passage of two of her bills through the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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July 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Keith Self (TX-03) reintroduced a bipartisan resolution establishing July 20 as “National Moon Landing Day” to mark the anniversary of the first-ever crewed lunar landing in 1969.
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July 16, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor calling on Republicans to restore SNAP benefits and help the 70,000 Oregonians who have lost food assistance.
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July 15, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement regarding her vote against the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill.
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July 14, 2026
“People in my district say this all the time to me: They are not better off than they were a year ago,” U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Tigard Democrat, told OPB. “In fact, they’re worse off. And I think everybody points to this bill as being the biggest boondoggle for billionaires and doing nothing for working-class people across my district or across Oregon.”
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July 1, 2026
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led a group of 24 lawmakers in sending a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdraw or significantly revise its Interim Final Rule (IFR) on the annual asylum fee.
Issues:CongressImmigration