Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata says the confirmation of Carmen Cantor as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs is part of the key to having a strong team on board at the Department of Interior focused specifically on the Territories and the...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata welcomed official notice of $4,547,979 for American Samoa’s Head Start program, a major grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This significant funding for Head Start is a discretionary grant distributed through the Administration for...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement celebrating the 232nd birthday of the United States Coast Guard, which is August 4:
“I wish a very happy birthday to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is celebrating 232 years of active service to the nation.”
As the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Hire a Veteran Day 2022.
“Our nation benefits from millions of Veterans who learned teamwork, strength, discipline, leadership, work ethic, and often technical skills in the Armed Forces, and have much to offer employers...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage Wednesday of her requested funding increase, a $1 million boost in new federal funds for the American Samoa Government Operations Fund, as part of a major appropriations package. This increase for American Samoa will be the sixth...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata in a Wednesday speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives supported Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, and filed a longer Statement for the Congressional Record.
In her speech to the House she said the case of US Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis,...
Washington, D.C. – A group of U.S. Senators and House members are affirming their support for the reopening of Peace Corps programs in Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu — which were suspended at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter to the Acting Director of the Peace Corps, Carol Spahn...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming final passage of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the bill will be sent to President Biden to be signed into law. The legislation is commonly known as the PACT Act, which stands for...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming inclusion of her requests for the American Samoa Government Operations Fund in legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. In a double success, the House bill maintains last year’s largest ever increase of $2.5 million for a second year, while...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The U.S Supreme Court ruling last Friday overturning the decades-old Roe v. Wade decision, does not ban abortions but leaves the decisions to state and territory legislatures, says Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, in a brief statement yesterday to clarify what the Supreme...