Press Releases
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.
Congressman Eni Faleomavaega and Congresswoman Aumua Amata in Washington, D.C. in the 1980s
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC), in conjunction with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, held a series of joint hearings this week, regarding the budget requests of several major Veterans Service Organizations (VSO's) including, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the Disabled Veterans of America (DVA), and the American Legion.
Wants new number to reflect inflation growth
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior fought for and requested a long overdue increase to the funding for American Samoa Government operations; citing the rise in the population, the departure of the cannery and other factors for the increase.
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.
Reimagining the Health Care Marketplace for America's Small Businesses
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Small Business Committee held a hearing on Reimagining the Health Care Marketplace for America's Small Businesses. The purpose of the hearing was to examine hurdles facing small businesses in providing health care for their employees.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and her fellow colleagues on the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hosted a roundtable meeting with the national veterans' service organizations (VSO's) on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to discuss the legislative goals and priorities for our nation's veterans in the 115th Congress.