Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Pago Pago — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Assistant Secretary of the Interior Carmen Cantor, who landed Thursday on her visit to American Samoa on the same flight as Congresswoman Amata.
On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary Cantor announced in a letter distributed to Governor Lemanu P.S...
Honolulu — Uifa’atali Amata, who took part in a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) in which the five Members of Congress held multiple meetings and visited various sites in Taiwan, Cambodia, and the Philippines, but also received briefings at each stopover in Alaska and Japan, and finally...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomes notification from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) of a grant of just over $4.75 million supporting seniors, those with disabilities, and other key services.
CMS awarded $4,753,...
MANILA – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata was part of the first U.S. congressional delegation to meet with recently inaugurated President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., in the Philippines.
The group of five Members of Congress, led by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata confirmed last Friday that she is seeking re-election for a 5th consecutive two-year term as American Samoa’s Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives during the Mid-Term 2022 election.
In responses to Samoa News inquires, Uifa’atali...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata says the confirmation of Carmen Cantor as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs is part of the key to having a strong team on board at the Department of Interior focused specifically on the Territories and the...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata welcomed official notice of $4,547,979 for American Samoa’s Head Start program, a major grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This significant funding for Head Start is a discretionary grant distributed through the Administration for...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement celebrating the 232nd birthday of the United States Coast Guard, which is August 4:
“I wish a very happy birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is celebrating 232 years of active service to the nation.”
As the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Hire a Veteran Day 2022.
“Our nation benefits from millions of Veterans who learned teamwork, strength, discipline, leadership, work ethic, and often technical skills in the Armed Forces, and have much to offer employers...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage Wednesday of her requested funding increase, a $1 million boost in new federal funds for the American Samoa Government Operations Fund, as part of a major appropriations package. This increase for American Samoa will be the sixth...