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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas, who has been representing Oregon's 6th District since 2023, shared insights on several pressing issues on her official social media channel recently. Salinas, who holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, voiced concerns ranging from healthcare funding to ethical governance.

On April 17, Salinas posted a message about the reduction in drug overdose deaths in the United States for the first time in six years. She highlighted concerns that the plan by President Trump's Administration to "gut Medicaid" could jeopardize vital funding necessary for opioid and fentanyl addiction treatment, emphasizing that this funding "saves lives" View Post.

Later on April 17, Salinas addressed ethical governance, expressing her support for the bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act. She affirmed that "Members of Congress should be doing what’s best for their constituents, not what’s best for their stock portfolios." Salinas is a cosponsor of this legislation aimed at banning Members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks View Post.

On April 18, Salinas shared a message regarding healthcare, referencing a conversation with a nurse from Salem about the necessity of Medicaid. In her response, she pledged never to "back down in the fight to protect healthcare & other earned benefits for working Oregonians." She invited constituents with questions or concerns to write to her View Post.

Andrea Salinas, who was born in San Mateo, California, in 1969 and currently resides in Tigard, has a background in public service in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.