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Telehealth
November 30, 2023
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced the bipartisan Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act, legislation that would expand access to remote mental health and substance use services in rural America, especially for individuals working in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
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Quantum
November 29, 2023
Today, a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Jim Baird (IN-04) passed unanimously out of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
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Grand Ronde 2
November 9, 2023
On Wednesday, November 8, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) successfully passed her first piece of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Issues:Civil Rights
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Rep. Salinas with an Oregon dairy farmer
November 2, 2023
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Farmers Feeding America Act, a bill that would help food banks meet demand and ensure families stay fed and healthy by expanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ability to purchase food directly from producers, including Oregon’s small family farms.
Issues:Agriculture
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United States Capitol
October 25, 2023
Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to elect Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker as the House:
Issues:Congress
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The Western Wall in Jerusalem.
October 20, 2023
On October 18, 2023, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement on the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza:
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Groceries
October 19, 2023
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would establish a summer meal delivery program to help feed kids in rural communities.
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FERC
October 18, 2023
On October 6, 2023, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) expressing her opposition to TC Energy’s proposed Gas Transmission Northwest Express (“GTN XPress”) pipeline.
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Quantum
October 13, 2023
Today, U.S. House Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Jim Baird (IN-04) introduced the Quantum Instrumentation for Science and Engineering Act, bipartisan legislation that will accelerate quantum research and development in the United States.
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Hydrogen
October 13, 2023
Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Pacific Northwest Regional Hydrogen Hub (PNWH2 Hub) as one of several planned Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs to be built across the United States.