Press Releases
November 18, 2024
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Housing to Homes Act, legislation that would support community furniture banks and deliver home furnishings for families that are transitioning out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
Issues:Housing and Homelessness
October 22, 2024
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $956,333 for a project to rehabilitate Villa Del Sol, a multifamily affordable housing complex in McMinnville that serves farmworkers and their families.
October 9, 2024
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced new legislative actions she is taking to address the fentanyl and addiction crisis in Oregon.
September 20, 2024
On September 18, 2024, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement on Speaker Johnson’s Continuing Resolution.
Issues:Congress
Salinas, Molinaro Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grow America’s Mental and Behavioral Health Workforce
September 12, 2024
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Marc Molinaro (NY-19) introduced a bipartisan bill to grow America’s mental and behavioral health workforce.
Issues:Mental Health
September 11, 2024
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led their Democratic colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee in calling on congressional leadership to prioritize passage of a bipartisan Farm Bill – free of any poison pills – as soon as possible.
Salinas’ Bipartisan Bill to Promote AI Education Passes Committee, Moves Step Closer to Becoming Law
September 11, 2024
Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced that her bipartisan bill with Representative Vince Fong (CA-20) passed unanimously out of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
August 27, 2024
Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Val Hoyle (OR-04), along with Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced that nearly $120 million in federal funding is coming to the West Coast — including Oregon — to boost electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
August 26, 2024
On Friday, August 23, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced the bipartisan National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Education Act of 2024.
August 9, 2024
Today, on the two-year anniversary of the CHIPS and Science Act becoming law, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) called on congressional leadership to deliver more funding for the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) program at the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).