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Washington, DC—Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata said that Chairman Mark Takano of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs will plan on a trip to American Samoa as soon as possible to speak to the Veterans, as this week's visit was canceled due to changes in the schedule caused by Typhoon Hagibis in CNMI. The Congressional Delegation (CODEL) will be able to meet with Pacific Veterans in Hawaii before Members of Congress depart for Washington, D.C.
Laumua i Uosigitone—Aso Gafua, Saunoa le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata ua fuafua le Taitaifono o le Komiti o Mataupu tau Vetereni ia Mark Takano i se malaga mo Amerika Samoa i se taimi vave e talafeagai e talanoa ai i Vetereni, talu ai ua le taunuu le malaga mai i le vaiaso nei ona o suiga e pogai i le Afā o Hagibis i le CNMI. O le a mafai ona feiloai Suitofia o le Aumalaga a le Konekeresi ma Vetereni o le Pasefika i Hawaii a o le i tuuvaa atu Sui o le Konekeresi mo le Laumua i Uosigitone.
Washington, D.C.—Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is highlighting an opportunity for the Veterans of American Samoa to speak to the Chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Members of Congress.
Laumua i Uosigitone, —Aso Faraile, Na talisapaia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le $536,964 mo Amerika Samoa e faasao ai aau amu e ala mia le Taupulega a le malo e vaaia le sami ma le tau (NOAA).
O nei tupe ua maua e le Matagaluega o Alamanuia o le Sami ma le Vaomatua a Amerika Samoa i lalo o le Maliliega e feutagai ai mo le Faasaoina o Aau Amu. E manaomia e le malō o Amerika Samoa le $49,588 o le tupe faafetaui.
Washington, D.C.—Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant of $536,964 for American Samoa's coral reef conservation through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
These funds are available to the American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources under the Coral Reef Conservation Cooperative Agreement. American Samoa Government would need to match $49,588 in funding.
Laumua i Uosigitone—Aso Faraile, O loo faatāua e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata se avanoa mo Vetereni o Amerika Samoa e talanoa ai i le Taitaifono o le Komiti o Mataupu mo Vetereni faapea Sui o le Konekeresi.
Washington, D.C.—Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced the introduction of H.R. 4589. This bill, sponsored by Rep. TJ Cox (D-CA) with Reps. Aumua Amata (R-AS), Susie Lee (D-NV), and Greg Steube (R-FL), would give permanent authorization for the VA Grant Program for the Transportation of Highly Rural Veterans. Currently every two-year Congress must reauthorize this vital program that appropriates $3 million dollars in grants each year to aid in transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care. This bill would permanently extend authority of this program.
Washington, D.C.—Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced the introduction of H.R. 4588 Modernizing VA's Records Management Program Act. This bill, sponsored by Rep. T.J. Cox (D-CA) with original cosponsors Reps. Aumua Amata (R-AS) and Greg Steube (R-FL), would treat digitized records as originals with respect to claims administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This will ease the process of applying for claims and getting veterans the care that they need.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed two discretionary federal grants for American Samoa, each through the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department, for a total of nearly $520,000.
The larger of the two grants will provide $400,000 in social and economic development support in American Samoa through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), an agency of HHS. The recipient is Empowering Pacific Island Communities, and the title of the grant is the Healthy Amerika Samoa Community Development project.
