Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, "I am excited and honored to be with you today. I cherish these occasions, because we Samoans are particularly proud of our brothers and sisters who serve in the armed forces to protect the freedoms we all treasure, and even more so, because I come from a family with a strong military tradition. My grandfather served in the Navy and was part of a team that helped set up a local government in American Samoa in the early 1900's.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, In response to her offer at the inaugural hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Chairman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) assigned special responsibility to the freshman Congresswoman from American Samoa for any oversight and investigations relating to the insular areas, which are under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record in recognition of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, received a small box with a note attached from House Majority Whip, Steve Scalise (LA-01) on Tuesday.
Pago Pago – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, "The talent on display by our high school students is incredible. I could not be more proud of these young artists and I look forward to sharing this year's winning piece done by Jane Pelenato with the rest of the nation as it hangs in the U.S. Capitol building until next year's competition," stated Amata.