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Washington, D.C. – Saturday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed an agreement in Congress to move forward with legislation that would stabilize Medicaid funding for the Territories through an eight-year plan for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomes a recent action by the House Appropriations Committee to increase funding for ASG Operations by $2.5 million at Amata's request. This recommended increase would bring total grants for ASG Operations to $27,120,000 and builds on Amata's past requests to the Committee toward a fifth straight increase.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata last week, as part of a series of meetings while she was in Honolulu, also met with the leadership of the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Medical Center associated with Tripler Army Medical Center that serves so many Veterans from American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is pleased to welcome a federal grant worth $583,215 for American Samoa. The federal grant, awarded through the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is part of the National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata worked with sponsor Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, colleagues from the Territories and other key Members of Congress in introducing legislation together to better provide equitable treatment for U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a $100,000 health grant from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress this year and signed into law in March.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is pleased to welcome a Pacific Basin health grant for the American Samoa Department of Health of over $3.1 million.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is happy to welcome a health care grant of over $1.1 million for the American Samoa Department of Health, dedicated to the immunization and vaccines effort for children.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is pleased to welcome a health care grant of over $3 million for the American Samoa Department of Health.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting Ranking Member Bruce Westerman's public remarks of support regarding a new or modernized LBJ Tropical Medical Center for American Samoa. Ranking Member Westerman (R-Arkansas) has toured LBJ Medical Center with Congresswoman Amata.