Press Releases
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, took to the Floor of the House yesterday, to hail Vice President Mike Pence's words to the people of American Samoa during his visit to the territory last week. Referring to it as the "Pago Pago Declaration", Amata told her colleagues that she believed this would become a component of the Trump Doctrine under development by the Administration.
Washington, DC –Monday,Congresswoman Aumua Amata, today expressed her satisfaction with the bipartisan budget agreement reached over the weekend for the remainder of the fiscal year. "There's no decrease in Interior funding for American Samoa which includes the hospital, community college, and local government operations," stated Amata.
Washington, DC –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata expressed her pleasure to be invited to President Trump's executive order signing that would review the Antiquities Act. Due to the importance the order has for American Samoa, Amata was in attendance for the historic signing.
Pago Pago, AS –Monday, at the request of Congresswoman Amata, Vice President Pence and the Second Lady stopped in American Samoa Sunday on their way back to Washington, D.C. from the V.P.'s tour of Asia, where he met with strategic partners in the region to bolster economic and military cooperation.
Washington, DC –Thursday, President Trump signed S. 544 into law yesterday, which eliminates the termination date for the successful Veteran's Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.
Pago Pago, AS –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced that during his visit Sunday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will dedicate the Veterans Administration outpatient clinic to the memory of the late Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, who passed away in February at his home in Utah. Upon his passing, Amata introduced legislation after consultation with the Governor and the concurrence of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, to name the VA outpatient clinic in Faleomavaega's honor.
Pago Pago – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, held several town-hall meetings over the last few days in the Manu'a Islands, to meet with constituents, hear their concerns, and update them on the work being done in Washington on their behalf.
Pago Pago, AS –Monday, Aumua Amata departed for the Manu'a Islands today, where she will be conducting town hall meetings and visiting with the local school children over the next few days.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, at her first hearing as Administrator for SBA, Rep. Aumua Amata reminded SBA Chief Linda McMahon of all Samoans who have wrestled for her in her previous capacity along with her husband Vince McMahon as CEO of the WWE
Amata and Administrator McMahon
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata and the House Veterans Affairs Committee(HVAC) held a hearing on the effectiveness of the actions the VA has taken to realign and rectify flaws in the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) program. Fixing the VCL is a top priority of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.