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Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is releasing the following statement of congratulations to the Territorial Bank of American Samoa:
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming a CARES Act grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of $266,229 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
HUD, led by Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, was also the first federal agency to announce CARES Act funding in American Samoa right after that major legislation became law on March 27, freeing up over $801,685 in two coronavirus-related assistance grants at that time.
Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Lulu, O se saunoaga lea mai le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i lana faamalo i le Faletupe o le Teritori o Amerika Samoa:
Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Lulu, Ua talia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi o Aumua Amata se seleni o le Tulafono CARES mai le Matagaluega o Atinae e Faalelei ai Fale ma nofoaga i le Taulaga poo le HUD, e $266,229 e ala atu i le porokalama o vaega o seleni (block grant) e atinae ai atunuu poo le CDBG.
Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Lua, Ua talia fiafia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le maua o seleni mo le Pulega a le Vai ma le Uila a Amerika Samoa poo le ASPA e sili atu i le $1.2 miliona e ala atu i le Matagaluega a le Feterale e Gafa ma Faalavelave faafuasei poo le FEMA, o se vaega o le Matagaluega e Puipuia le Lotoifale a le Iunaite Setete.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming a grant for the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) of over $1.2 million through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
This award provides $1,200,749.98 in federal funding for the replacement project resulting from the destruction of the Satala Operations Building from 2009 tsunami damages (FEMA-DR-1859-AS Earthquake, Tsunami, and Flooding https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1859.)
Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Gafua, Ua talisapai nei e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se tala fou e uiga i le manuia o nonoga tupe e 61 mai le Tulafono CARES e fesoasoani i falefaigaluega i totonu o Amerika Samoa e ala atu i le Porokalama e Puipui ai Totogi a le Taupulega mo Pisinisi Laiti.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming news of 61 successful CARES Act assistance loans for employers in American Samoa through the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program.
Laumua i Uosigitone—Ua talisapaia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i le vaiaso nei le sainia e le Peresetene ia Trump e avea ma tulafono se pili sa suilagolago ai le tamaitai e fesoasoani ai i Vetereni o loo aooga ua felavei a latou aoga ona o le ma'i pesi. O lea Pili faifaatasi a itufaaupufai e Tali i le Coronavirus Vetereni o loo Aooga i le 2020, H.R. 6322, na faauluina i le faaiuga o Mati i totonu o le Komiti a le Maota i Mataupu tau Vetereni ua avea nei o se tulafono.
Laumua i Uosigitone – O le vaiaso nei na auai ai le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i se taeao iloga i le talaaga o le Maota o Sui a le Iunaite Setete, e pei ona feagai ai le Komiti o Mataupu tau Vetereni ma le uluai usugafono faifaatasi a itufaaupufai e le auai le tino ae fesootai i komipiuta (virtual forum).