Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following message in Samoan and in English reacting to news of community transmission of covid-19:
“American Samoa has been deeply blessed to have had so many months without Covid on our shores, particularly during seasons when some of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to announce that Michael Sun has been accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, one of the nation’s prestigious Service Academies. He is the first acceptance of this year’s group of student nominees from American Samoa.
“I’m...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored the bipartisan Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act (H.R. 3525), introduced by Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY).
This legislation would create a bipartisan commission...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed the visit to the Pacific of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in his first foray into the region since taking office in 2021.
“Welcome to my home district of American Samoa, strategically important as the only U.S. soil in the...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed an extension of American Samoa’s key Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP) in short term legislation to fund the federal government through March 11, 2022 in a stopgap measure, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed Tuesday...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has submitted a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) regarding Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) programs that are inaccessible to American Samoa and the other territories under inconsistent federal interpretation of...
Wahington, D.C. — “We can be thankful for the many advances in cancer treatments, and the ongoing research in this important field through efforts like World Cancer Day,” Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata said in a press release to raise awareness of the day.
“Almost everyone’s family at some point...
Washington, D.C. — Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement highlighting her efforts in Congress to serve American Samoa and the federal funds that the territory has received through the past year:
“As we prepare to ring in the new year and mark the close of another, I would like to...
Washington, D.C. — “As we celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ this holiday season, we are nearly two years into the unforeseen challenges of the pandemic. We are truly blessed that American Samoa has successfully prevented the spread of the virus on our shores. Two years ago, we endured a sudden but...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is urging the federal government to uphold the important Buy American policy when purchasing tuna. Tuna that is canned in American Samoa is American made, and Amata urged the Biden Administration not to make an exception to the U.S. government’s Buy...