Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Friday’s Senate passage of the government funding bill that was passed by the House on Tuesday last week. This legislation funds the government through the end of the fiscal year, September 30, 2025, avoiding a shutdown.
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Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata responded to President Trump’s State of the Union address, which she attended, and highlighted his remarks regarding the Indo-Pacific region, Israel, efforts to grow the economy, support Defense and military personnel, cut taxes for families, and...
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata this week took part in an oversight hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs regarding the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs' efforts in the Pacific territories to...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, which began with two hearings last week. These hearings, attended by up to 500 veterans, are the opportunity at the beginning of each Congress for extensive...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata gave remarks Wednesday at IGIA, which was hosted by the Department of the Interior at their DC headquarters.
Congresswoman Amata thanked Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Governor Pulaali’i Nikolao Pula, the governors and congressional...
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...