Amata Honors American Samoa’s Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is honoring American Samoa's Veterans for Veterans Day 2021.
"We are privileged in American Samoa to have many Veterans throughout our community and churches, and whether their leadership is formal or informal, they contribute wisdom and dependability in many ways," she said. "I have the humbling opportunity to serve on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, where we are blessed to be more bipartisan and united in purpose than some other areas of Congress. The nation has a lasting commitment to our Veterans including health care, the availability of mental services for any such needs, along with recognition and true appreciation."
In addition to Congresswoman Amata's work on Veterans' services appropriations, which have been at record funding levels the past several years, she has worked on more specific efforts to honor Veterans and bring them joy. These include cosponsoring the PAWS for Veterans Act, pairing more Veterans with service dogs in training or fully trained; the Veterans in Parks Act, honoring Veterans as VIP's at any National Forest or National Park, and communicating the need in a meeting at Tripler for a Benefits Counselor based in American Samoa.
"We're seeing progress, and always working on efforts to reduce backlogs, and continue to modernize the VA," she concluded. "Thank you to our Veterans, your service brought honor to American Samoa, and may God be with and bless each of you."
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