Congress

Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Tracey Mann (KS-01) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act, legislation that would expand access to peer-to-peer support services for those struggling with mental health and substance use disorders.

On Monday, April 7, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Don Beyer (VA-08), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) led 29 of their colleagues in calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to immediately cease the proposed reorganization that would dissolve the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s newly announced tariffs.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led her Oregon colleagues – including U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley – in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, expressing concern about the Administration’s decision to terminate USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) workers based in several locations across Oregon, including Corvallis, Newport, Burns, Pendleton, and Hood River.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) condemned House Republicans for refusing to consider her amendment to the DETERRENT Act.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that three of her amendments were included in legislation that passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, with strong bipartisan support.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting against House Republicans’ partisan funding bill.

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after leaving the House floor during President Trump’s speech, in protest of his continued attacks on our democracy and working families in Oregon.