Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the announcement of North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as the nominee for Secretary of the Interior.
“Governor Burgum is a seasoned executive as a two-term governor and former technology CEO, and a great choice to lead the Department of the Interior,” said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. “American Samoa’s closest working relationship with the federal government is through the Interior Department, and we can know that it will be in good hands with this excellent nomination.”
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage this week of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, H.R. 82, which she cosponsored.
Historic Nomination for American Samoa
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the announcement that President-elect Trump will nominate former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who was born in American Samoa and represented Hawaii in Congress, to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI), a position in the Cabinet of the President of the United States.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the announcement that President-elect Trump will nominate former Congressman Lee Zeldin of New York to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing the announcement that President-elect Trump is nominating Senator Marco Rubio of Florida to serve as the next Secretary of State.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is applauding the announcement by President-elect Trump that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik will be nominated for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring American Samoa’s Veterans for Veterans Day 2024, and released the following statement:
“I so appreciate our Veterans and all they mean to our islands and our country. We are deeply blessed in American Samoa to have many Veterans throughout our community. They have earned lasting respect and are a source of wisdom and strength to our people.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Monday’s notice of a $434,632 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency.
“This grant is based on the efforts of Director Mariana Timu-Faiai and her team at the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency,” said Aumua Amata. “Thank you to all involved in American Samoa’s justice and law enforcement communities, and those working with this grant.”
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting a federal funding notice of $114,676 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), directed to maternal and child health services.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing Wednesday’s announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a total of $24.4 million in fiscal year 2025 investment in American Samoa from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law(BIL), which Amata backed publicly throughout the bill’s debate and passage in 2021. The official name of the BIL is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).