Oregon Congresswoman introduces bill to provide disaster relief to farmworkers

Farmworkers harvest strawberries. (Oregon Department of Agriculture)

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas of Oregon wants farmworkers to be eligible for disaster relief money when they lose wages during disasters and public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic or 2021 heat wave that killed more than 100 Oregonians.

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