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September 8, 2015
Press Release
Pearl Harbor, HI – Congresswoman Aumua Amata, aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor on September 2nd, represented American Samoa as part of a small Congressional Delegation (CoDel) during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the formal surrender of Japan that ended World War II.
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August 31, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Aumua Amata, “I am pleased to announce a grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT),” said Amata. “These funds are awarded to help communities stay safe by providing a source of funding for planning and training to respond appropriately to hazardous transportation incidents,” stated Amata.
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August 31, 2015
Editorial
First and foremost, I want to offer my sincerest and most heartfelt condolences to the families of Lydia Fataua and Klement Pua’auli. As a mother and grandmother, I cannot imagine the pain and grief that parents must suffer when standing by helplessly while a child slips away to be with the Lord. A parent outliving their child is heartbreaking beyond comprehension.
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August 19, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was notified by Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina in regards to the awarding of $926,328 in grant assistance from the Office of Insular Affairs’ Coral Reef Initiative Program to a variety of projects and initiatives designed to improve the health and management of coral reefs in the American Samoa, and the other Territories.
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August 19, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, departed the territory Friday, so she could visit with the Samoan community in Nanakuli, and attend a large family gathering. The Congresswoman then joined a Congressional Delegation led by U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii.
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August 14, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, held a town hall meeting in Pava’ia’i on Thursday to speak to constituents on the western side of the island. Despite another rainy and windy evening, there was a significant turn-out for the event.
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August 12, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that she would be holding a town hall meeting on Thursday in Pava’ia’i, where she will relay what she’s been doing in Washington and gather information regarding the concerns and issues being raised by the people.
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August 6, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, U.S. Members of Congress Amata Radewagen (AS) Dan Newhouse (WA-4), Dave Reichert (WA-8), and Mike Coffman (CO-6) have introduced the Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipment (PORTS) Act (H.R. 3398). The prolonged contract negotiations and slowdown of cargo handling at the West Coast ports late last year and earlier this year caused significant disruptions throughout the economy. Accordingly, it became evident that Congress must find a way to prevent this from happening again.
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July 30, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, For the hotly contested floor debate yesterday on H.R. 1994, the VA Accountability Act, which split Members largely along party lines, House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-FL), who managed the debate for the Majority, selected Amata as one of only eight speakers to speak in support of the measure during the half-hour allotted to the majority side. When the smoke cleared, the GOP had prevailed with the passage of the bill by a vote of 256 – 170, including a number of Democrats joining the winning side. The measure will now move to the Senate for consideration.
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July 28, 2015
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Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) has awarded a $2.3 million dollar grant for American Samoa’s Head Start Program.
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