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Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

Congresswoman Aumua Amata speaks out on funding for American Samoa during Tuesday’s budget oversight hearing of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, noting the proposed cut of $1.2Mil in the FY 2018 insular operations for the territory cannot be easily absorbed, especially in light of Cyclone Gita’s impact.  [Courtesy photo]
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata strongly defended American Samoa’s federal funding needs on Tuesday, questioning the Interior Department’s 2019 reduced budget request for insular operations funding in the territory, and instead suggested an offsetting increase that includes recognition...