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August 13, 2019

Washington, D.C.—Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a grant of $1,033,000 for American Samoa through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

These funds are available to the American Samoa Department of Commerce under the Coastal Zone Management Act, passed initially in 1972, with budget appropriations since by each Congress, for the National Coastal Zone Management Program.

Issues:Environment

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Amata talking to Purple Heart Veteran Fanuatanu Mamea
August 7, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata commemorated Purple Heart Day 2019 and released the following statement:

Issues:Veterans

August 5, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is pleased to welcome a federal grant of approximately $4 million for the American Samoa Department of Education. This grant is through the Office of Head Start, a program within the Administration for Children and Families, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The discretionary social services grant, specifically $3,976,493, funds the Head Start efforts in American Samoa.

Issues:Education

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Congresswoman Amata with Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao
July 29, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a grant of $2.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). This grant will be used at the airport in Fitiuta to reconstruct the runway lighting system. The runway lighting system has reached the end of its useful life, and its reconstruction will bring it up to FAA standards.


July 29, 2019
Fa'asalalauga Aloa'ia

Uosigitone, D.C. –Aso Gafua, Na talia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le faatuina e pei ona faamoemoeina o le Aliikonekeresi ia John Ratcliffe, o se uso galue, ina ia avea ma Faatonu o le Au Iloilo Faamatalaga e puipuia le saogalemu o le malo aoao., ma na tuuina mai ai le nei saunoaga:


July 29, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed the expected nomination of her colleague Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence, and released the following statement:

"Congratulations to my friend, Congressman Ratcliffe. President Trump has announced he plans to nominate him as the next Director of National Intelligence. Congressman Ratcliffe and I are classmates in Congress, having served since the same year.


July 29, 2019
Fa'asalalauga Aloa'ia

Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Gafua, Ua talia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le tupe e $2.5 miliona mai le Taupulega a le Feterale mo Femalagaina i Vaalele ma le Matagaluega o Femalagaina. O le a faaaoga lea tupe mo le malaevaalele i Fitiuta e toe fausia ai molī o le malaevaalele. Ua uma le aoga o molī o le malaevaalele ma o lona toe fausia o le a o'o ai i se tulaga talafeagai e tusa ma alafua a le Taupulega a le Feterale mo Femalagaina i Vaalele.

Issues:Transportation

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with CPT Linda Galea'i at Fort Buchanan
July 25, 2019

Washington, D.C.—Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released an update to constituents on some of the Veterans' activity in the House of Representatives this week.


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Amata with bipartisan Members of Congress on visit to troops, Israel and Qatar
July 24, 2019

Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes House passage of two legislative actions she cosponsored to strengthen the key diplomatic, economic and security relationship between the United States and Israel.

The House passed the bipartisan United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act, H.R. 1837, which she cosponsored. This bill was introduced by Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL), who also serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Ethics, and led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Israel and the region in early July.


July 23, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement welcoming the confirmation of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper:

Issues:Military