Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata
Youngsters, accompanied by their parents, posed for a Samoa News photo before standing in line last Saturday afternoon at the Fagatogo Square building parking lot for Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata’s 8th Annual “Halloween Treat” - with the Congresswoman’s local staff handing out candies and other...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighted this past week — National First Responders Day, and thanking First Responders everywhere and especially in American Samoa for the important work they do.
“In 2019, Congress officially designated National First Responders Day for...
Washington, D.C. — The status of plans for a new hospital and continuing Medicaid support for American Samoa — American Samoa’s highest priorities within the massive U.S. budget reconciliation bill known first as the “Build Back Better” bill then as “the human infrastructure” bill — appears to be...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a health grant for maternal and child health services.
This discretionary grant of $86,862 is for American Samoa Department of Health from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a part of the U.S. Health and Human...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a proclamation, dated Oct. 18, 2021, Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga ordered the flags of the United States and American Samoa be flown at half-staff until sunset, Oct. 22, 2021 for General Colin Powell, who passed away Oct. 18, 2021, at the age of 84.
The governor pointed to...
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is reminding women of the importance of mammography after age 40, as Friday was National Mammography Day.
“National Mammography Day is a yearly reminder of the importance of early detection,” Amata said.
“Through medical research, doctors and scientists...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would lead to several million in funding for American Samoa’s wildlife preservation efforts, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA), H.R.2773.
Congresswoman Amata also cosponsored two earlier versions of...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of a House Resolution introduced this week that would designate a special “U.S. Territories Day” in the United States.
The House Resolution, which was introduced and cosponsored by all five members from the U.S....
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in Tuesday’s legislative hearing of the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP), and has cosponsored legislation introduced by Congressman Kaiali’i Kahele: H.J. Res 55, the Prince Jonah...
In September and October, Congress has been working on perhaps the most new federal funding that has ever been considered at one time, $4.7 trillion in two major bills. As you might imagine, that generates enthusiasm from some, strong opposition from others, and some moderates in the middle want to...