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May 8, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Public Service Recognition Week, which is a week-long national recognition of public servants across the United States. Public Service Recognition Week has been celebrated annually in early May since 1985.
“This week follows a theme of public service, as it coincides with special weeks for our nurses and teachers. Public Service Recognition Week honors those in public service at every level of government nationwide, and the ideals of public service are important to us in American Samoa.
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April 16, 2024
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of Flag Day:
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March 28, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of Easter:
“Have a blessed Easter Sunday as we conclude this Holy Week together. Thank you especially to every pastor and congregation in American Samoa as we worship God in unity. As Christians, all over the world, this Sunday is our most cherished expression of faith in the risen Savior.
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January 10, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
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December 22, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released a message in celebration of Christmas.
“Have a merry Christmas! ‘A merry heart does good like a medicine,’ (Proverbs 17:22).
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December 7, 2023
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, now 82 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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November 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday:
“Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is a joy to be home in American Samoa for the holiday. During the weeks ahead, through Christmas and at the start of 2024, Congress will continue work on a series of appropriations bills and the yearly Defense bill, so I will keep you informed of funding news for America Samoa, including our veterans and military families.
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September 11, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement commemorating the lost lives and many heroic actions during the attacks 22 years ago on September 11, 2001.
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September 4, 2023
“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.” Psalm 128:2
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August 22, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming notice Tuesday of $256,670 in federal funds for American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency under the leadership of CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai.
This grant, administered by the US Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), is for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program.
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