Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming last week’s bipartisan confirmation and swearing-in of the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, who received a Senate vote of 72-28.
“I’m happy to see the new Secretary of Agriculture in place, so the USDA can be focused on the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata made a whirlwind series of visits to meet up with Service Members from American Samoa at military installations in five states along the U.S. east coast, including 100 Samoans in one location at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia. Over two weekends, and...
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen extended an invitation to The American Legion to participate in a recent multi-state, seven-base tour of military installations, which shares a similar mission with its Base Assessment & Servicemember Experience (BASE) program.
The tour...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is joining forces with public affairs expert Michael Walsh in an op-ed in the publication “Breaking Defense Indo-Pacific” calling for President Trump to activate a new Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST) in American Samoa. A FAST...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the bipartisan Senate confirmation of former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, by a vote of 79-18, as Secretary of the Interior.
“I’m happy to see Secretary Burgum promptly confirmed, and with an administration change, it’s best for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is sounding a note of caution to Pacific Islands nations that sign agreements with China for economic interests.
For instance, a press release from the Congresswoman’s office said the new visa exemption agreement between Samoa and China may...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, led by Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), who is the only professional forester in the U.S. Congress, and Rep. Scott Peters (D-California). Meanwhile, on Saturday, Jan. 25, Secretary...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 119th Congress, including her role as Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, where she will continue to work with Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA)....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) to end what he called “the discriminatory and exclusionary shipping practices faced by residents and businesses in Hawai‘i, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will serve again on the House Natural Resources Committee (HNR), as she has throughout her time in Congress, this time with an added Subcommittee vice chairmanship responsibility for the 119th Congress.
HNR Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) has...