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Rep. Andrea Salinas discusses telehealth for rural Oregonians

January 9, 2024

On December 27, 2023, KPTV spoke to Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Tigard) about her new telehealth bill and the Senate passage of the Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment. Rep. Salinas' Grand Ronde bill was signed into law by President Biden on December 26, 2023.

Issues:Civil RightsMental HealthRural Development

Salinas, Harshbarger introduce bipartisan bill to expand telehealth services for rural Americans

January 9, 2024

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On December 1, 2023, the Oregon Capital Chronicle wrote about Rep. Andrea Salinas' (D-Tigard) bill to expand telehealth services and provide mental health care to people in rural Oregon, specifically those in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries.

Issues:Mental HealthRural Development

Salinas, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Merkley, Wyden Announce More Electric School Buses Coming to Oregon

January 9, 2024

Press Release

Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), along with U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), announced that federal funding is being awarded to seven Oregon school districts to help transition school bus fleets away from outdated diesel engines and toward new electric models.

Issues:Energy and Environment

Salinas, Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Colleagues Call for Expanded Funding for Community Health Centers

December 21, 2023

Press Release

On Wednesday, December 20, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), on a bipartisan letter urging the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide more access to federal resources for community healthcare centers.

Issues:Health Care

Salinas Bill to Amend Grand Ronde Reservation Act Passes Senate, Will Become Law

December 20, 2023

Press Release

Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) announced her legislation with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, which restores the right to pursue land claims and compensation for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, has cleared both chambers of Congress.

Issues:Civil Rights

Rep. Salinas visits a working forest in Oregon

Salinas, Gluesenkamp Perez, Moore Urge Federal Government to Expand Use of Mass Timber in Federal Buildings

December 13, 2023

Press Release

This week, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Barry Moore (AL-02) led a bipartisan letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) encouraging expanded use of mass timber in federal buildings.

Issues:Rural DevelopmentEnergy and Environment

Salinas, Harshbarger Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Telehealth Services for Rural Americans

November 30, 2023

Press Release

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.

Issues:Mental HealthRural DevelopmentHealth Care

Salinas’ Quantum Science Bill Passes Committee, Moves Closer to Becoming Law

November 29, 2023

Press Release

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.

Issues:Science, Space, and TechnologyEconomy

Salinas, Merkley bill amending Grand Ronde Reservation Act passes House

November 28, 2023

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On November 15, 2023, the Polk County Itemizer-Observer wrote about Rep. Andrea Salinas' (D-Tigard) bill to restore the Grand Ronde Tribes' right to pursue land claims and compensation. The bill, which was the first piece of legislation that Rep. Salinas introduced in Congress, unanimously passed the House of Representatives on November 8, 2023.

Issues:Civil Rights

Demand for food spikes in past year as many Oregonians struggle with hunger

November 28, 2023

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On November 28, 2023, the Oregon Capital Chronicle wrote about Rep. Andrea Salinas' (D-Tigard) new bill that would help keep local food banks stocked and families fed this holiday season.

Issues:Agriculture

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