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Lolo tells cabinet members to be prepared for a possible federal gov’t shutdown

Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga and Lt. Gov. Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga at a cabinet meeting.

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lolo forewarned cabinet members to be prepared in the event of a  federal government shutdown at year’s end, as the “environment” in Washington D.C. appears to be unstable at this time. “You’ve seen and heard on the news” coming out of the nation’s capital and “we don’t know when some of those many issues will be settled.” Lolo mentioned one issue in particular - “impeachment”.

According to the governor, as long as the “impeachment issue” moves forward, there’s not much movement when it comes to federal matters in Washington D.C. The US House of Representatives is moving towards impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump.

“So we should expect - coming towards the end of the year - there might be a federal government shutdown,” Lolo told cabinet members, noting that he remains in communication with the US Department of Interior and other federal agencies.

Lolo told cabinet members that there will be “some changes” coming during the first week of January next year. He said the changes are for the “good” of government, but didn’t elaborate.