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Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed the continuing rapid progress for a bipartisan health bill, introduced just last week, that would provide tens of millions in funding for Medicaid in American Samoa.
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Lulu, Na fiafia lava le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i le vave o le faaauauina o le faagasologa mo le pili aufaatasi a itufaaupufai mo le soifuamaloloina, na faauluina i le vaiaso ua mavae, e maua ai faitau fia sefulu miliona o tupe mo le Medicaid i Amerika Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes a federal grant of $2,327,753 from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the American Samoa Department of Health. The Pacific Basin Grant is offered under the Health Center Cluster Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Gafua, Na talia e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata tupe feterale i le aofa'i e $2,327,753 mai le Matagaluega o Tautua mo le Soifuamaloloina ma Tagata a le Iunaite Setete mo le Matagaluega o le Soifuamaloloina a Amerika Samoa. O nei tupe mo le Pasefika o loo auina atu i lalo o le Porokalama mo le Soifuamaloloina a le Taupulega mo Alamanuia mo le Soifuamaloloina ma Tautua (HRSA).
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed momentum for a bipartisan health bill, on which she is an original cosponsor, that would provide substantial new funding for Medicaid in American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata sent a letter to United States Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expressing the importance of fully counting U.S. Nationals in the United States Census.
Uosigitone, D.C. Aso Lulu–Na tusi atu le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata i le Loia Sili a le Iunaite Setete le susuga ia William Barr ma le Failautusi o Fefaatauaiga ia Wilbur Ross e faailoa ai le tāua o le faitauina atoa o Tagatanuu o le Iunaite Setete i totonu o le Tauaofaiga o tagata a le Iunaite Setete.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is pleased to announce that the winning piece of the Malofie Art Competition, Katie Godinet's Ava Ceremony, is now displayed in the United States Capitol. Katie's painting will be displayed for one year, until next year's art winner is chosen.
Washington, D.C.- Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in a House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC) hearing that focused on whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). The hearing, titled ‘Learning from Whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans' Affairs', was held by the HVAC Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and chaired by Representative Chris Pappas of New York.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata joined lead sponsor Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and other original cosponsors Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA), Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Rep. Donna E. Shalala (D-FL) in introducing the bipartisan Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R.3456).