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December 17, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) reintroduced the bipartisan Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act. Their legislation would expand access to telehealth services, including mental health and substance use care, for rural Americans who continue to face barriers to in-person care, especially for individuals working in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
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December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) spoke to the House Energy and Commerce Committee to advocate for her bipartisan bill, the Mental Health Services for Students Act. The bill, which passed the House in the 117th Congress, would bring critical, on-site mental health services to students in public schools across the country and provide $300 million in federal funding for school-based mental health programs to address the nation’s youth mental health crisis.
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December 11, 2025
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced bipartisan legislation with Reps. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) to strengthen the mental and behavioral health workforce to better support rural and underserved communities that lack access to these essential providers.
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December 11, 2025
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — U.S. Oregon Representative Andrea Salinas introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to help organic farmers and producers expand their businesses and meet growing demand.
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December 5, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced a $1 million federal Community Project Funding grant to support major sewer infrastructure upgrades in Carlton.
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December 5, 2025
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 28 of her colleagues in urging the Bureau of Prisons to immediately restore the cancellation of the collective bargaining agreement between the Bureau of Prisons and its employees represented by the American Federation of Government Employees Council of Prison Locals 33.
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December 4, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Housing to Homes Act to support community furniture banks and provide home furnishings for families transitioning out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
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December 3, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor on the need to hold the Trump Administration and ICE accountable for their inhumane treatment of immigrants.
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December 3, 2025
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry & Horticulture, alongside Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, led 18 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to question him about the Forest Service’s inadequate hazardous fuels reduction performance this year, which is critical for wildfire prevention and mitigation.
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December 2, 2025
Today, Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) introduced the Social Security Data Transparency Act. This legislation would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to post and regularly update metrics on their website such as wait times, system outages, and number of callers on hold. By requiring SSA to display these metrics, the bill would give Americans greater insight into SSA’s performance and efficiency.