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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is urging President Trump to reopen fishing access as a matter of national food security during the worldwide economic and health crisis.
“At this time of global re-evaluation of world health and economics I simply write to say that food security equals...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming the prompt action this week by both the U.S. Senate and President Trump, who signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, into law. This is the second legislative response to the coronavirus, with a third major bill —...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming this week’s examination in the Veterans’ Affairs Committee of a bipartisan bill to strengthen oversight at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which was introduced in February by Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) and Rep. Aumua Amata (R-...
Washington, D.C. — Friday, Congreswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement on the ongoing legislative response to the coronavirus, and the president’s national emergency declaration:
“The President’s declaration of a national emergency is important to free up federal resources. Since his...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is expressing support for the call for an economic stimulus effort, and appreciates President Trump’s specific inclusion of “states and territories” in his speech Wednesday evening, as the country continues to take various steps to limit the coronavirus...
Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Aumua Amata testified Tuesday before the leaders of the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, and made the case for American Samoa’s operations funding, especially highlighting the needs at LBJ Tropical Medical Center.
In previous discussions with Members of the...
WASHINGTON D.D. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata pictured with professional football player Marcus Mariota, emphasizing the importance of everyone in the islands being counted in the Census.
“Absolutely everyone should be included in the count, and take part in the Census,” said Amata. “The purpose of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata expressed support for President Trump’s supplemental budget request for an additional $1.25 billion to strengthen prevention and containment of COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus.
“I support the efforts by both the Congress and the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata, along with the US State Department have identified issues that they plan to raise in their appeal against a Utah federal court ruling, which gives automatic US citizenship to persons born in American Samoa.
ASG and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming federal funds for American Samoa through the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants; the Community Development Block Grant, the Emergency Solutions Grant, and the HOME program.
“These are helpful funds ...