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Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor underscoring the importance of supporting mental health in rural communities. In her speech, she warned of the growing mental health care crisis in rural America, highlighting how recent Republican cuts to Medicaid have stripped many communities of their primary source of care.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), led 52 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz expressing concern that the current public comment period for their proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule does not allow for meaningful public participation and urging them to extend the public comment period by 30 days.

Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) visited the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland to question ICE officials and hold them accountable for their detention and treatment of her constituents as well as to exert her congressional authority to conduct oversight of ICE facilities.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) spoke on the House Floor to call out President Trump and his Administration for the arrest and unconstitutional treatment of her constituent — a wildland fighter dispatched to Washington State to combat the Bear Gulch Fire.

Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement regarding Border Patrol officials arresting one of her constituents—a wildfire fighter dispatched to Washington State—and denying him his Constitutional rights.

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) hosted a roundtable with Oregon health care providers to highlight how Republicans’ Medicaid cuts in the Big, Ugly Bill will hurt patients and providers. Medicaid, known in Oregon as the Oregon Health Plan, covers more than 223,000 people in Rep. Salinas’ district, and the Big, Ugly Bill threatens access to preventive and routine services, increases strain on emergency departments, and puts rural hospitals and clinics at risk of closure.

Today, Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) moving forward with its plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule:

Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) held a roundtable to highlight the devastating impact the recently passed Republican budget will have on SNAP and other efforts to fight hunger in Oregon.