Buy American laws
Washington, D.C. — In a Wednesday oversight hearing, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata raised the issue of prioritizing Buy American laws in U.S. government purchases, including tuna, and took part in a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging more effort to...

![Referring to the ‘Buy America’ laws, Amata said during this week’s oversight hearing at the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, “The administration’s overuse of exemptions harms local economies like American Samoa’s fishing and canning industry. [courtesy photo] Amata speaking in committee](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_speaking_11.jpg?itok=Wgq7tqJe)