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April 2, 2020
Fa'asalalauga Aloa'ia

Luamua i Uosigitone – Aso Tofi, Ua tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le nei otootoga e uiga i fesoasoani e tali atu ai i le coronavirus mai le Konekeresi ma tulaga e aofia ai Amerika Samoa.

O ITU E AOFIA AI TERITORI O LE IUNAITE SETETE I FESOASOANI TAU SELENI MO LE COVID-19 MAI LE MALO FETERALE

Na pasia e le Konekeresi a le Iunaite Setete ni vaega fesoasoani e tolu i le tali atu i le pesi o le COVID-19

Issues:Healthcare

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Census share your future
April 1, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting Census Day 2020, and reminding everyone currently residing in American Samoa of the importance of being counted.


April 1, 2020
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Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Lulu, Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i ekalesia i totonu o Amerika Samoa le tuuina atu e le Konekeresi o auala e maua ai fesoasoani e mafai foi ona faatatau i ekalesia ma faalapotopotoga e le maua ai se tupe mama e agavaa i totonu o le Tulafono CARES e ala atu i le Pulega a Pisinisi Laiti (SBA), ma e mafai e lea fesoasoani ona totogi le tele o pili mo vaiaso e valu.

Issues:Congress

April 1, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is informing churches in American Samoa that Congress provided assistance options that can also apply to churches and qualifying nonprofit charities in the CARES Act through the Small Business Administration (SBA), and this assistance can cover most expenses for eight weeks.

Issues:Congress

March 30, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming the first federal funding from the new CARES Act, over $800,000 in COVID-19 assistance grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

As soon as the CARES Act was signed into law on Friday, HUD began moving $3 billion in grants nationwide to address coronavirus efforts, two of which are slated for American Samoa. These COVID-19 recovery funds total $801,685.

Issues:Congress

March 30, 2020
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Laumua i Uosigitone—Aso Sa, Ua tuuina mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se faapupulaga auiliili o se faamoemoe mo Amerika Samoa mai le Pili o le CARES:

Issues:Healthcare

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Amata on the House Floor
March 29, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Sunday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is releasing a more thorough description of what American Samoa can expect from the CARES Act:

Issues:Healthcare

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Amata on the House Floor
March 27, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata debated on the House floor to urge support for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Following debate, the bill passed with bipartisan support. President Trump has said he will sign the historic economic security aid package, which contains $2 trillion in unemployment help and financial assistance for people, small businesses and the economy, as well as important health funding such as testing equipment.

Issues:Healthcare

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Rep. Amata and Sec. Bernhardt
March 26, 2020

Washington, D.C. — Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes notice of an Office of Insular Affairs grant for COVID-19 testing equipment, and said the $2 trillion CARES Act contains expanded national funding for testing to make it widely available and speed up the distribution as part of $1.5 billion to CDC.

Issues:Healthcare

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Amata welcoming Senators
March 26, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting numerous areas of assistance in the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), S. 3548, including personal stimulus checks and unemployment funds, passed by the Senate early Thursday for consideration by the House yet this week.

Issues:Healthcare