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Congresswoman Amata in a Small Business Committee vote early in 2020
April 25, 2020
Fa'asalalauga Aloa'ia

Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Toanai, Ua faamanatu e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i pisinisi laiti ma falefaigaluega e toe amata i le Aso Gafua le Porokalama e Puipui ai Totogi. O le aoauli o le Aso Faraile na sainia ai e le Peresetene ia Trump le $484 piliona o le Pili mo le Porokalama e Puipui ai Totogi ma le Faaleleia o Tausiga Faasoifuamaloloina, lea na pasia e le Maota i le faaiuga o le Aso Tofi i se palota e 388-5 na matua fulisia ai itufaaupufai e lua.

Issues:Economy & Jobs (Small Business)

April 24, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming $411,385 in CARES Act funds for American Samoa's health priorities through the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.

These CARES Act resources are for the Territory to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on improving mortality, expanding testing, better tracking of any cases, managing any high-risk areas or populations, monitoring health system capacity, and containment.

Issues:Healthcare

April 24, 2020
Fa'asalalauga Aloa'ia

Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Faraile, Ua fiafia le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i le maua o le $411,385 o seleni mai le Tulafono CARES mo Amerika Samoa e ala mai le Matagaluega o Tautua mo Tagata ma le Soifuamaloloina e faataua ai tulaga tau soifuamaloloina.

Issues:Budget

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Congresswoman Amata
April 23, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata praised bipartisan passage of the $484 billion Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which restores the PPP small business assistance fund.


April 23, 2020
Fa'asalalauga Aloa'ia

Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Tofi, Na faafetaia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata le pasia aufaatasi e itufaaupufai o le $484 piliona o le Pili mo le Porokalama e Puipui ai Totogi ma le Faaleleia o Tausiga Faasoifuamaloloina, lea e toe faafoisia ai seleni mo le Porokalama e Puipui ai Totogi e fesoasoani i pisinisi laiti.

Issues:Budget

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Congresswoman Amata & Congressman Sablan
April 23, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is sharing an update on the status of stimulus checks following a conference call briefing with senior Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials, and highlighted IRS plans for a web portal shortly for this program in the territories.

Issues:Congress

April 23, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is welcoming more than $2.2 million through the recent CARES Act for American Samoa's law enforcement community to use for coronavirus emergency response and safety measures.

Specifically, the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General William Barr, through the Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is awarding Fiscal Year 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) to the American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency in the amount of $2,231,620.

Issues:Budget

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, long-serving Majority Leader of the US Senate
April 21, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is hailed Senate passage of a bill to replenish the urgently needed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small business assistance, including new support for hospitals and small lenders.


April 20, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is congratulating Governor Lolo Moliga upon his announcement of the delivery of CARES Act funds, and also expressed her appreciation for Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin upon timely delivery of this much-needed assistance for American Samoa.

Issues:Congress

April 17, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement in appreciation of President Trump's disaster declaration for American Samoa:

Issues:Congress