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Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata met Tuesday with the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, who is responsible for all Coast Guard operations including 42,000 active-duty, 7,000 reserve, and 8,700 civilian personnel supported by 21,000 Coast Guard...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan passage in Congress of a bill extending government funding, known as a Continuing Resolution (C.R.), that prevents a government shutdown.
On Thursday, the Senate passed the bill 77-18, and the House passed it 314-108,...
Washington, D.C. — House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday passed eight bills, including the EXPLORE Act on which Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor.
The bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, introduced in November by Chairman...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, including as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, as well as a Co-Chairman of the Pacific Islands Caucus, released the following statement Tuesday on Taiwan:
“The peoples of the...
Washington, D.C. — Taiwan has completed its democratic elections and former VP Lai Ching-te won Taiwan's presidential election amid warnings from China, which sees Lai as a 'separatist'.
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata in a media release over the weekend welcomed the results saying,“Along with my...
Washington, D.C. — The role of the Pacific healthcare initiative in U.S. considerations of diplomatic endeavors in the Pacific region is examined in an article by the Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies.
“American Samoa, and in this case many others of the Pacific Islands, face...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata returned to American Samoa on Thursday’s flight, following taking part in U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit to the border in the southwestern United States.
“In American Samoa, we are blessed with God-given natural borders. I accompanied the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating Hilda Heine upon her election as President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) through the convened Nitijeļā following the November general elections.
“Congratulations to President Heine upon her election to lead the...
Washington, D.C. — The congressional activities of the bipartisan Pacific Islands Caucus, co-chaired by Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, emphasized U.S. commitment in the region, legislation and funding, and Congress’s role in international partnerships in the Pacific during 2023.
“I appreciate my...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Thursday filed a letter in support of the amici brief in the Supreme Court concerning abusive use of the Antiquities Act, which has been used to create and expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM).
“The PRIMNM was over...