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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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May 9, 2026
Newberg’s water will be a little safer thanks to a significant check delivered to the city last week by a member of Congress.
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May 8, 2026
On May 24, Oregon State Representative Andrea Salinas visited three McMinnville small businesses: Velvet Monkey, Entwined and Hopscotch. She spoke with the business owners of each to discern the effect of President Trump’s recent tariffs.
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May 7, 2026
Oregon’s congressional Democrats on Wednesday warned that federal agencies tasked with helping prevent and fight fires in the Northwest could be understaffed and underprepared going into the 2026 fire season.
Issues:CongressPublic Safety
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May 1, 2026
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well as U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Janelle Bynum, and Maxine Dexter revealed that 10 airports in Oregon will receive federal funding with a combined total of $3.14 million.
Issues:Congress
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April 25, 2026
Those businesses owners shared their struggles with Democratic Congresswoman Andrea Salinas, who represents Oregon's 6th District.
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April 17, 2026
On April 7, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) joined Dallas Mayor Rich Slack and City Manager Brian Latta to celebrate $1 million in federal Community Project Funding that Rep. Salinas secured for the City of Dallas.
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April 9, 2026
When Brandon Jordan joined U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas’ team in 2023, much of his work with local Latino communities focused on protecting farmworker rights and supporting the dreams of their children.
Issues:CongressImmigration
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March 30, 2026
The assurance came in a letter last week from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas. Salinas, a Democrat who represents the Willamette Valley, had opposed any plans to bolster or create new facilities in the Beaver State in a Feb. 12 letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security signed by the state’s Democratic congressional delegation alongside 10 Democratic congressmembers.
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February 26, 2026
The more recent federal grant was announced Monday, Feb. 23, by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, who supported the agency’s grant application to the federal government, Pollock said.