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February 2, 2026
Today, Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced new legislation to hold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) liable for violating individuals’ constitutional rights.
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January 30, 2026
Two Oregon lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday aiming to hold federal immigration authorities accountable for abusing the constitutional rights of Americans.
Issues:CongressImmigration
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January 29, 2026
Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Ore., is leading the House version and said it “deters illegal enforcement practices and prevents ICE and CBP from operating with impunity.”
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January 27, 2026
According to Oregon State University, Oregon is the leading producer of Christmas trees in the United States, sending more than half of the state’s trees to California each year and shipping some as far as Hong Kong and Japan.
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January 22, 2026
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement following her vote opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bills.
Issues:Congress
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January 16, 2026
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor condemning President Trump for abusing his power, operating in secrecy, and failing to address the rising cost-of-living crisis facing working families.
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January 15, 2026
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led over 90 of her colleagues to demand the Trump Administration immediately restore funding to grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
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January 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to advocate for federal funding for critical infrastructure updates across Oregon’s Sixth District.
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January 12, 2026
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 25 of her colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Education and the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee to explicitly include mental and behavioral health professionals in the definition of "professional degree,” which would allow students pursuing careers in these fields to qualify for higher limits on their federal student loans.
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January 12, 2026
Democratic Representative Andrea Salinas of Oregon, a cosponsor of the GRIT Act, shared a theory. “Once you put the camel’s nose under the tent, that is when you start to expose the real harm,” she said. “Let’s use smoking, for example. Once scientific data really started to come out on that, you recognize, oh, my gosh, there is no safe way to smoke, and so the industry is culpable for causing harm.”
Issues:Mental Health