Trump Admin proposes reduction in American Samoa’s basic op funding
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Trump Administration is proposing a reduction for American Samoa’s basic operations funding for the new fiscal year (FY 2021), under the US Department of Interior’s







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![[photo: courtesy] SFC Samasoni Lele’a with the American Samoa flag](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sfc_lelea.jpg?itok=xzeRfQXm)
