Economy & Jobs (Small Business)

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement celebrating the farmworkers of American Samoa for National Farmworker Appreciation Day (August 6):

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata on Monday met with StarKist CEO Andrew Choe and the senior executive team at their new national headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

Congresswoman Supports Governor Lemanu on Monument

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has cosponsored the bipartisan Restaurant Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022 (H.R.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting National Agriculture Day 2022, and thanking all those in American Samoa who grow and harvest the fresh island fruits and crops that we all enjoy.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a $450,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to study the possibility of restoring a SkyTram over Pago Pago Harbor, along with the resulting benefits to tourism.

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 the law.

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.