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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan House passage of a stopgap government funding bill, or Continuing Resolution (C.R.), that is widely expected to prevent a government shutdown, since U.S. Senate leaders have already expressed support for the temporary funding extension. The House passed the bill readily by a 336-95 vote on Tuesday, while the potential shutdown deadline had been possible at midnight eastern time on Friday.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has introduced two bills, and Thursday, highlighted the purpose of these two priorities by submitting testimony to the House Natural Resources Committee, with jurisdiction for both bills and the House Judiciary Committee, which shares jurisdiction for one of the bills.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the election of a new Speaker of the House on Wednesday, so the House can step up the focus on passing necessary yearly appropriations bills. The House voted in Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) with 220 votes to 209 for Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. In contrast to recent votes, Speaker Johnson holds the support of the entire Republican conference, becoming the 56th Speaker of the U.S.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation for a federal grant of $223,365, as the year one allotment of a three-year project expected to be fully funded at $754,841. This ANA grant is due to the application and qualifying efforts of The Christopher James Foeoletini Ledoux Foundation, Leulu Trude Gasetotolemasina Sunia, Founder, Director, and CEO.
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Thursday oversight hearing examining the United States Coast Guard’s contributions to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, and the importance of the region to U.S. security interests. For purposes of participating in this hearing, Congresswoman Amata was waived onto the House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, led by ChairmanCarlos Gimenez (R-FL).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is returning to Washington, D.C., as the congressional session resumes next week with the biggest legislation of the year on the agenda for this month.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, as part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL), surveyed the wildfire devastation in Maui with her colleagues and met with Hawaii officials. The Members of Congress viewed and assessed the fire’s devastating impacts, received briefings from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), met with Governor Josh Green, and discussed the immediate needs of the people of Maui with Members of Congress from Hawaii.