cares act spending
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Tualauta Representative Larry Sanitoa has questioned the reason why the American Samoa Government (ASG) has not submitted the $164.6 million in COVID-19 grants awarded to ASG to the Fono for review as required by law.
During a House Budget and Appropriations Committee...

![Tualauta Representative Larry Sanitoa, who questioned why CARES Act funding had not been reviewed by Fono. Answer: The Senate President, House Speaker and the governor had a meeting and they all agreed on how the funding would be spent. Because of the agreement, the grant was not sent to the Fono for spending approval. [photo by AF] Tualauta Representative Larry Sanitoa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sanitoa_new_0937.jpg?itok=8NyxAL7g)