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Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she has cosponsored two separate bipartisan legislative efforts supporting Pacific Veterans who were exposed to chemicals and toxic materials including Agent Orange.
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Tofi, Faailoa e le afioga i le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata lona sapaia o ni pili eseese e lua o se taumafaiga faifaatasi a itu faaupufai e fesoasoani ai i Vetereni a le Pasefika na aafia i vailaau ma mea oona e aofia ai le Agent Orange.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in two hearings of the full Committee on Veterans' Affairs, including an examination of President Trump's budget request for the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) with VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, and an update on the VA's efforts to implement the reforms of last year's MISSION Act.
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata cosponsored a Veterans bill, which was introduced this week; the House passed three other bipartisan VA health bills; and she took part in a House/Senate Joint Hearing with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in the first full Committee hearing of the 116th Congress in the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, which will help set up the legislative work for the year ahead and establish priorities. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie testified in a hearing titled, AVision for the Future of the VA.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in a Joint Senate/House Veterans hearing, attended by hundreds of Veterans at the U.S. Capitol. She also welcomed passage of a bill containing better Pacific volcano monitoring, and studying the possibility of future observatories in American Samoa, Guam and CNMI.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata supported the Veterans Access to Child Care Act, H.R. 840, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 400-9 including an amendment by Rep. Amata.
Washington, DC – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she has been named Vice Ranking Member of the full Veterans' Affairs Committee for the 116th Congress. This is in addition to an earlier announcement of the same Vice Ranking Member position for the Small Business Committee.
Washington, DC – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced that she will continue to serve and gained seniority on three Committees for the 116th Congress: the Natural Resources Committee, the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and the Small Business Committee.
Pago Pago – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata held a town hall meeting with Veterans in American Samoa to discuss the status of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other federal services, including the partial federal government shutdown.