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May 8, 2015

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.

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May 6, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following Statement for the Congressional Record in recognition of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

May 1, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced the awarding of a $1,000,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant for improvements to Pago Pago International Airport.

May 1, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, praised the passage of the Magnuson Stevens reauthorization through the House Natural Resources Committee markup on Thursday.

April 29, 2015

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.


April 28, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, “The first 100 days have been a whirlwind of getting organized, learning the ropes and putting our noses to the grindstone,” said Amata. “The learning curve is steep and if you don’t hit the ground running, you will find yourself left behind,” continued Amata.

April 24, 2015

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


April 22, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, “The recognition of new tribes has a significant impact on the federal budget, existing recognized tribes, criminal laws, tax jurisdiction, and individual rights,” said Amata. “Federal recognition regulations under Part 83 were created by the Department of the Interior, not Congress, even though Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution delegates only to Congress the power to regulate Indian affairs. The overreach of authority that seems to happen time and time again from this administration must stop,” continued Amata.

April 15, 2015

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.


April 15, 2015

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.

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