Press Releases
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended Wednesday’s historic meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, along with a bipartisan delegation of Members of Congress. Notably, the meeting was the first on American soil between the President of Taiwan and the Speaker of the House.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of $4,119,000 in clean water infrastructure funds for American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Costs Energy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, sending this major bill to the U.S. Senate for further consideration.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata urgently emphasized fishing issues in a hearing last week, in light of President Biden’s plan to set aside 777,000 square miles of the Pacific, reducing the fishing available to American Samoa’s fleet and tuna cannery.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata testified last week before key lawmakers of the Appropriations Committee to emphasize American Samoa’s appropriations situation, while expressing concern about the new challenges faced as a fishing-based economy.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a grant notice this week of $130,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC).
This discretionary EMSC Partnership Grant is a continuing competitive grant covering the next one-year project period approved through 2027.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In honor of Women’s History Month, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), reauthorized the bipartisan Women Veteran Task Force (WVTF), with Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) serving as Chairman and Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) serving as Co-Chair. |
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding notification this week from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of over $3.2 million.
This discretionary grant of $3,245,016 for American Samoa Department of Health is aimed at strengthening public health including infrastructure and workforce.