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Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced today, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CDC –OSTLTS) has issued $83,337 in discretionary funds to the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH) as part of the 2017 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Program.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, took to the witness table twice on Thursday at Member’s day hearings for two separate appropriations subcommittees, who for the last two weeks have been holding Member’s Day hearings, so that House Members may testify before each subcommittee regarding the needs of their districts.
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House of Representatives passed a bill today, which was introduced by the Congresswoman to honor the former Member of Congress from American Samoa, Faleomavaega Eni, who passed away on February 22nd.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, testified before the Military Construction/ Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee in the U.S. Capitol building this morning to speak on the needs and discrepancies in care for our veterans in American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, At the House Small Business Committee hearing today, Aumua reminded her colleagues and witnesses that any reform of the tax code must take American Samoa and the other territories into consideration.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and colleagues from the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, which has oversight over the U.S. territories, will arrive in Pago Sunday on the first leg of a fact finding trip to the U.S. Pacific territories. They will overnight Sunday and Monday before departing for Saipan in the Western Pacific.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, released the following statement regarding the Congressional Caucuses she will be serving on during the 115th Congress. Caucuses are groups of likeminded Representatives that work together to raise awareness on a certain issue, or to produce legislation on a certain issue.