asg funding
Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata presented American Samoa’s needs and priorities to the United States Senate.
She highlighted the following key objectives:
• Extending and broadening access to unemployment relief;
• Long term modernization of LBJ Tropical Medical Center...
![Congresswoman Amata and a Natural Resources Committee colleague, Congressman Daniel Webster of Florida, working on a markup of a bill in March. [courtesy photo]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/webRecent%20photo%20from%20a%20Committee%20markup%20this%20month.jpg?itok=1rRHWQP1 "Congresswoman Amata and a Natural Resources Committee colleague, Congressman Daniel Webster of Florida, working on a markup of a bill in March. [courtesy photo]")
Washington, D.C. — Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced the passage of H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, the major yearly government funding bill, including an increase in the ASG operations account and a 2.4% military pay raise.
The negotiators in the House of...