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Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed congressional action to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through August 8, 2020, to help small businesses.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata presented American Samoa's needs and priorities to the United States Senate.
She highlighted the following key objectives:
Pago Pago – Aso Toonai, Na tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se saunoaga i le faamamaluina o le Masina e Faalauiloa ai le gasegase o le PTSD (Iuni) ma le Aso e Faalauiloa ai le gasegase o le PTSD (Iuni 27):
Laumua i Uosigitone –Na auai le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i se iloiloga faatautai lata mai nei a le Komiti o Mataupu tau Vetereni e fua ai le lelei o le Matagaluega o Mataupu tau Vetereni(faapuupuu i le faaperetania o le VA) i le tali atu i le COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata said a surge in reports from the Small Business Administration (SBA) showed a weekly rise in assistance for American Samoa's small businesses and nonprofits.
The total increased by $3 million to $15,226,818. That includes 287 combined loans from two programs and 162 emergency advances, at an average of $5,580 per advance.
"This money goes right into the local economy," said Aumua Amata. "These funds are uniquely helpful because of the way they go directly to small businesses and nonprofits."
Pago Pago – Saturday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released a statement observing PTSD Awareness Month (June) and PTSD Awareness Day (June 27):
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Aumua Amata has taken part in a recent oversight hearing in the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to evaluate the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) in response to COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed an education grant for Head Start of over $1.17 million through the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS).
Specifically, the discretionary grant to the American Samoa Department of Education is for Head Start projects, an early childhood education program, at an amount of $1,170,572. As a national program, Head Start has been working with children for 55 years.
Pago Pago – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is reminding small businesses that the deadline to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is just days away on June 30th.
"Any businesses that still want to access PPP must act right away," said Aumua Amata. "If so, talk to a lender immediately."
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata provided a weekly update of the Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance programs for American Samoa, and said the combined total is now $12.2 million. That total is now 226 loans in two programs along with 132 emergency advances for a new sum of $12,259,865 in assistance. This includes both the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) program, to which SBA helpfully broadened access this week.