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An Examination of VA’s Misuse of Employee Settlement Agreements
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, to examine the VA’s misuse of Employee Settlement Agreements.

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, to examine the Commission on Care and the future of the VA healthcare system.

Pago Pago –Sunday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, is preparing to return to Washington this week, as Congress returns for one of the final legislative sessions of the 114th Congress.

Washington D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and a few of her colleagues from the House Veterans Affairs Committee spoke to the press regarding the passage of
H.R. 3936, the Veteran Engagement Team Act (VET Act), this afternoon in front of the United States Capitol.
Washington D.C. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, Released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day, after laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery earlier this week.
Washington D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues held a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery this morning to honor all of the women who have served our great nation in the Armed Forces.
Washington D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement on Friday regarding the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included language introduced by the Congresswoman.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted a markup of several pieces of legislation that will affect our veterans, including improvements to the Transition Assistance Program (TAP).

Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted a hearing on Thursday, to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to reduce suicide among the veteran population.

Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity conducted a mark-up of several bills that had been submitted to the committee, including Congresswoman Amata’s bill, the Veterans Education Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 5174).