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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming an advancement of the bipartisan U.S. Vets of the FAS Act, H.R. 6652, to fulfill U.S. commitments to U.S. Veterans in the Freely Associated States (FAS) with telehealth and mail order pharmacy services. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is honoring the birthday of the U.S. Army Reserve, founded April 23, 1908, in celebration of 118 years of the Army Reserve’s dedicated service to the nation, including American Samoa’s part in their mission. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a Veterans town hall meeting on Wednesday at the Veterans Center, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3391, that included Chief Whitmore, VFW, and Department of Hawaii Commander Jason Seal. Representatives from AMVETS, and the enrollment team from VHA Pacific were there to assist with inquiries. The meeting was made possible through the work of Office of Veterans and Military Affairs Director Igafo Maria B.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is pleased to welcome notice of a health services EMSC partnership grant for Emergency Medical Services for Children for LBJ Tropical Medical Center designated to American Samoa Medical Center Authority.

This is a discretionary continuation grant of $43,446 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).