U.S. House committee hears testimony on importance of fishing rights to Am Samoa
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata took part in a hearing Tuesday in the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that examined U.S.

![Map of the Pacific waters used by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata to defend the need for fishing rights, during the oversight hearing at the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations that examined U.S. waters and the marine sanctuary and monument. [graphic courtesy WPFMC] MARINE MONUMENT AND SANCTUARY MAP](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fishing_map.jpg?itok=MZ0AgupZ)








