Press Releases
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.
Washington, D.C. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a grant in the amount of $1,740,439 to assist in funding the retrofit of the Tafuna Power Plant.
Washington, D.C. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata: Last Friday, President Trump signed into federal law Rep. Aumua Amata's bill, H.R. 1362, which names the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Tafuna in honor of American Samoa's late Congressman Eni F. H. Faleomavaega. Henceforth, it will be known as the "Eni F. H. Faleomavaega VA Clinic."
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata appealed to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross the importance of removing the prohibition of American fisherman to fish in the waters of the National Marine Monuments.
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, at a hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Congresswoman Aumua Amata called for more local input into federal environmental decision-making.