Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is an original cosponsor of legislation supporting establishment of a new committee of Veterans from throughout the five U.S. Territories and the three Freely Associated States to better advise the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) on Veterans' issues affecting the insular areas.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata released the following statement regarding the appellate decision:
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of 244 years of the United States Flag:
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is honoring the anniversary of the Army's founding, which dates back to June 14, 1775, the year before the Declaration of Independence. She released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen in collaboration with original cosponsors Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pennsylvania) and Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minnesota) reintroduced her bipartisan small business bill, which attracted strong support and was passed by the full House of Representatives last year before the end of the 116th Congress. The Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act (H.R. 8229) directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to authorize the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) to hear HUBZone appeals.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata took part in a Tuesday hearing focused on next year's budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in which VA Secretary Denis McDonough testified. In his answer to Congresswoman Amata's question, the Secretary testified on the reason the VA is preparing for a surge in health care cases. Since the U.S. population, in general, is believed to have postponed some 40 percent of doctor and other health visits during Covid-19, the VA anticipates similar percentages among Veterans.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting a proposed increase in Highway funding for American Samoa that would implement a yearly boost in federal road-related funding of more than $6.8 million, taking it from the current $4.2 million to over $11 million. This would represent more than a 200 percent increase over the previous formula for the territories.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata announced she has teamed up with Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (CNMI) for the reintroduction of their bipartisan Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act, which would provide much-needed tuition assistance to students in the islands.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata last week, as part of a series of meetings while she was in Honolulu, also met with the leadership of the Spark M. Matsunaga Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Medical Center associated with Tripler Army Medical Center that serves so many Veterans from American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a major grant of $1,590,738 for American Samoa's Head Start program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The substantial grant from HHS is part of its emergency supplemental funding program for Head Start programs across the country. It will go to help the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) administer its crucial programs for early childhood education and other health programs for low-income children and families.