Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was delighted to meet up with many troops from American Samoa in her first stop Wednesday at Fort Lee in Virginia, before continuing to other major military installations in several states along the U.S. East Coast, with reports on those visits and...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of series of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, passage of four Veterans’ bills, and the DC office visit of the VFW of Hawai’i to talk about issues of importance to Veterans.
Taking part in the...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata in remarks on the House floor Tuesday commended U.S. allies among the Pacific Island nations:
“Mr. Speaker: I rise to pay tribute to the five Pacific Island countries in Micronesia who at their summit in February called for Russia to end its war...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.
“I wish everyone a Happy Women’s History Month and Women’s Day!” said Congresswoman Amata. “I want to start by highlighting the daily efforts of the women in American Samoa’s...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part last week in a full slate of committee activities, especially votes and hearings in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) regarding China’s competitive activities, including cosponsoring three foreign affairs bills passed by the...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor upon introduction of the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1273) with sponsor Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), and cosponsors Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and...
Washington, DC — Uifa’atali Amata held two Town Hall meetings in American Samoa last week during the District Work Period when Congress was not in session in Washington, D.C. and she was back in the territory. The first meeting was in the village of Vailoa, and another was held with the Tongan...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is part of a bipartisan group of 30 House Members upon introduction last week of a Resolution (H. RES. 132) with sponsor Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) to recognize the thousands of victims and honor the responders following the devastating earthquakes and...
Washington, D.C. — The North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act, and the Korean Interdiction and Modernization Sanctions Act are two pivotal laws that sharpen and strengthen U.S. sanctions against North Korea’s regime. However, several of the reporting requirements in both Acts are set to...
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, and highlighted President Joe Biden’s statements on China, as well as needs like healthcare and food prices.
“I especially appreciate that Brittany Alkonis, wife of U.S. Navy Lt. Ridge...