Press Releases
Washington, D.C. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, hosted a Flag Day celebration on Capitol Hill last Friday, turning the House Cannon Caucus Room into one of the islands for a few hours. The Flag Day celebration was scheduled a few months after the actual Flag Day to accommodate for weather and the schedule of the House of Representatives, and was also set in coordination with the local Samoan community in the Washington area, who held their event the following Saturday evening just across the Potomac River on Ft. Myer.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement on the shooting of Dallas police officers on Thursday evening.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, who serves as the Vice –Chairman of the House Natural Resources, Indian, Insular, & Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee, voiced her support for the implementation of the Palau Compact during a legislative hearing yesterday on H.R. 4531, which would approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, took time from her busy schedule Wednesday morning to speak to a group of students from across the nation, including American Samoa, who are in Washington as part of the Junior Statesmen Foundation’s (JSF) Summer School program.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, is pleased to announce the awarding of a grant in the amount of $251,073 to the American Samoa Department of Health to assist in the fight against Zika in the territory.
“With the increasing occurrences of Zika here in American Samoa, I am happy to announce that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has awarded this grant to help combat this awful virus,” stated Amata.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was invited by Matt Salmon (AZ-05) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & the Pacific, to participate in a hearing last Friday entitled, U.S. Policy in the Pacific: The Struggle to Maintain Influence.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, announced that the National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities has awarded a grant in the amount of $333,777 to the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition for the American Samoa Indigenous Samoan Partnership to Initiate Research Excellence (INSPIRE) in Colorectal Cancer Health Literacy project.
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and Congressman Joe Wilson took time over the past weekend to visit the soldiers at Ft. Jackson, S.C. The Congresswoman and Congressman were there to join the soldiers and the local Pacific Islander community in celebrating Guam Liberation Day.
Washington, D.C. –Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was informed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that the department will provide $742,000 to health centers in American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist in local efforts to combat the Zika virus.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and her fellow colleagues in the House of Representatives welcomed over 400 student artists to Washington, D.C. yesterday. The students are in Washington as part of the annual Congressional Art Competition. Mr. Benjamin (AJ) Liaga of Samoana High School won this year’s competition in American Samoa with his entry entitled Folauga.