Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata responded to President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, which she attended, and highlighted his remarks regarding the Indo-Pacific region, Israel, efforts to grow the economy, support Defense and military personnel, cut taxes for families, and hold down household costs including groceries and energy after years of inflation. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted this week’s continuation of House/Senate Joint Hearings on veterans’ issues, which began with two hearings last week. These hearings, attended by up to 500 veterans, are the opportunity at the beginning of each Congress for extensive Veterans Service Organization (VSO) testimony. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata will be opening casework for affected federal workers in American Samoa, and contacting agency heads to urge their rehiring. 

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata gave remarks Wednesday at IGIA, which was hosted by the Department of the Interior at their DC headquarters. 

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in last week’s hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and used her time to ask for expert witness testimony on U.S. priorities, aid, and support in the Pacific Islands, especially the commitment to COFA allies and the role of the Development Finance Corporation. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming last week’s bipartisan confirmation and swearing-in of the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, who received a Senate vote of 72-28. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing the Senate confirmation of former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who was born in American Samoa and represented Hawaii in Congress, as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata made a whirlwind series of visits to meet up with Service Members from American Samoa at military installations in five states along the U.S. east coast, including 100 Samoans in one location at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia. Over two weekends, and the last week of January, with Congress out for those days, she was able to drive through multiple states for visits to a series of military installations as well as American Legion posts.