Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Taiwan has completed its democratic elections and former VP Lai Ching-te won Taiwan's presidential election amid warnings from China, which sees Lai as a 'separatist'.
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata in a media release over the weekend welcomed the results saying,“Along with my...
Washington, D.C. — The role of the Pacific healthcare initiative in U.S. considerations of diplomatic endeavors in the Pacific region is examined in an article by the Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies.
“American Samoa, and in this case many others of the Pacific Islands, face...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata returned to American Samoa on Thursday’s flight, following taking part in U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit to the border in the southwestern United States.
“In American Samoa, we are blessed with God-given natural borders. I accompanied the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating Hilda Heine upon her election as President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) through the convened Nitijeļā following the November general elections.
“Congratulations to President Heine upon her election to lead the...
Washington, D.C. — The congressional activities of the bipartisan Pacific Islands Caucus, co-chaired by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, emphasized U.S. commitment in the region, legislation and funding, and Congress’s role in international partnerships in the Pacific during 2023.
“I appreciate my...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Thursday filed a letter in support of the amici brief in the Supreme Court concerning abusive use of the Antiquities Act, which has been used to create and expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM).
“The PRIMNM was over...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata focused on Veterans throughout 2023, and is providing a year-end summary of the efforts in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), one of her three Committee assignments in Congress.
At the start of the year, Amata was named Vice Chairman of...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress is taking a step that, upon final passage, would finally include American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Wagner-Peyser job training program, a priority that Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has worked for alongside Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan House passage of a stopgap government funding bill, or Continuing Resolution (C.R.), that is widely expected to prevent a government shutdown, since U.S. Senate leaders have already expressed support for the temporary funding...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has passed the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, H.J. Res 96, which Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata cosponsored, as a key priority in U.S. commitment to the Indo-Pacific region.
In his remarks, Chairman of the committee...