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Working for #OR06. Proud Latina, mom, and first-generation American. Member @houseagdems.bsky.social & House Science Committee. Leader in the @hispaniccaucus.bsky.social & @newdems.bsky.social.
I secured $850,000 in federal funding to build a new sidewalk in #Keizer, just two blocks from an elementary school, so our children can safely cross the road.
From pedestrians to commuters, this necessary improvement will give everyone peace of mind that they can reliably travel on this road.
Promises made. Promises broken.
The Trump Administration said it was adding millions of jobs to our nation's workforce, but we lost 92,000 jobs last month alone. The U.S. has net lost 19,000 jobs since last May.
Ensuring our seniors get the care they deserve is a priority.
I joined the Oregon Health Care Association for a tour of Marquis Tualatin, a post-acute rehabilitation and long-term care campus. We discussed funding for long-term senior care and the skilled nursing facility workforce pipeline.
It’s #EmployeeAppreciationDay — a time to recognize the hardworking people who keep our communities running.
Thank you to all workers for the effort, dedication, and care you bring, which allows our communities to thrive.
My Oregon delegation colleagues and I made this demand very clear in a letter we sent to DHS last month in opposing any plans to expand ICE facilities in Oregon, EVER.
Their abuse of power needs to stop. (2/2)
Oregonians never wanted this detention facility to begin with. I’m glad ICE has scrapped plans to build a facility in Newport, but we need guarantees from ICE that they will NEVER build a detention center in our state. (1/2)
Child care should not be as much as a mortgage, but sadly, for many everyday families, that is their reality.
I am working with my @newdems.bsky.social colleagues to deliver real relief to families' wallets so they can spend more time with their children rather than worrying about their finances.
I met with Oregon Food Bank & Marion Polk Food Share to discuss my work supporting food banks in the Farm Bill.
Our food banks were not prioritized in Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill or their rushed Farm Bill.
I'll keep fighting until food banks have the support they need to keep our communities fed.
Our bill would create additional guardrails to ban trading by public officials and their families, regulate any insider influence, and broaden ethics rules so that the people in power are motivated by serving the American people, not personal profit. (2/2)
Members of Congress, federal officials, and their family members should never be allowed to profit from privileged information.
That is why @rephaleystevens.bsky.social, @repericsorensen.bsky.social, Rep. Derek Tran, and I are introducing a new bill to stop this. (1/2)
Trump’s war is only making your life more expensive.
Trump’s war is only making your life more expensive.
Trump’s war is only making your life more expensive.
Trump’s war is only making your life more expensive.
Trump’s war is only making your life more expensive.
Regardless of who the next DHS secretary is, Congress still needs to pass guard rails to hold ICE and DHS accountable, stop their abuses, and keep our communities safe. (2/2)
Under Kristi Noem’s leadership, ICE and DHS terrorized our communities and abused their power. Her work in the Trump Administration should have been over a long time ago. (1/2)
Read my statement on the Farm Bill.
Republicans in D.C. gave huge tax breaks to people like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk — when Congress really should be prioritizing American families and farms.
As Ranking Member of the Horticulture Subcommittee, it is my duty to support specialty crop producers.
That’s why I introduced an amendment to make it easier for specialty crop growers who want to expand their farms to do so while getting the crop insurance coverage they need.
Oregon forests are foundational to our state’s economy and character.
Congress must boost the development of innovative wood product technologies, such as mass timber construction.
These technologies not only support Oregon’s important timber industry, but also address the housing crisis.
On this day, in 1933, Frances Perkins was appointed by President Roosevelt as the first female cabinet member and served as Secretary of Labor.
During Women's History Month, and every month, we honor the many women who have made significant contributions to our country.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Attention all #OR06 high school students 🚨 My office is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Congressional Art Competition.
Submissions must be physically received by 5:30 PM on April 20, 2026. Visit salinas.house.gov/services/art-competition for the fine details 🎨
Getting by isn’t good enough. Rural communities deserve to get ahead.
The Farm Bill should help our rural communities address chronic underinvestment by improving technical support for federal grants for needs like child care, housing, and job training.
I’m all for reducing the number of errors in SNAP payments, but Republicans aren’t.
They claim they want to reduce payment errors, but their new rules will only cause MORE. I think the real reason for their crazy new rule is to kick people off SNAP.
The fact that we would not gather, collect, and survey people who are hungry tells me that we are silencing the realities of people who are food insecure.
Republicans think that by not measuring food insecurity, we will make the problem better.
Donald Trump and my Republican colleagues failed rural Americans.
Instead of ensuring farmers and families have the tools and resources they need to thrive, they decided to help their billionaire buddies get even richer and dig our nation deeper into debt.
Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee were ready to negotiate on a Farm Bill in good faith. Instead, Republicans locked us out of the process.
The people of Oregon’s Willamette Valley deserve a say in the decisions that impact their livelihood.
President Trump and Congressional Republicans crushed our farmers and families through their reckless tariffs and cruel SNAP cuts.
Now, Republicans’ Farm Bill does little to nothing to make up for the harm they caused.
Instead of bolstering our wildland firefighting workforce through this Farm Bill, Republicans are making their job harder.
On top of illogical mandates, the Trump Admin cut Forest Service workers and greenlit ICE’s detention of firefighters.
Tell me what message that sends to our firefighters.
The people of Oregon’s Sixth District sent me to Congress to represent their needs.
Republicans’ Farm Bill does not meet those needs, nor does it meet the moment.
It should in no way be considered a bipartisan compromise.
❗️So here is the thing: the Farm Bill is NOT a bipartisan bill.
Republicans didn’t share the bill text before it was public, with this message: "This is not a negotiation."
❌ That's not how you write legislation that needs BIPARTISAN support to pass ❌
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay, and while Trump continues to threaten our country's wildlife and public lands, know that I am fighting for our environment.
That is why I introduced legislation to permanently protect our nation's untouched forests to safeguard them from Trump's destruction.