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Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant of $661,550 in federal funds for the American Samoa Department of Homeland Security designated to tsunami preparations.
These federal funds through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency within the U.S. Commerce Department, are for the purpose of reducing the impact of tsunamis through hazard assessment, warning guidance, education and preparedness.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed more than $1 million in federal funds for coral reef conservation in American Samoa over the next two years.
O tausaga uma i le aso 11 o Setema tatou te tu ma toe manatu ai i le manomano o soifua na maumau i lea aso i le 2001, faapea le maoa'e o le loto toa o le au tineimu, leoleo, ma e ulua'i tali i faalavelave ma pasese na i luga o le vaalele Faigamalaga 93. E manatua e i tatou uma o fea na tatou i ai i lea aso ma lo tatou uluai iloa o nei osofaiga i si o tatou atunuu, se i vagana ai i latou sa laitī lava. Sa ou i le Laumua i Uosigitone ma ou te manatua lelei lava le vaai atu i le asu uliuli o loo alu a'e i le lagi mai le Pentagon o loo lata ane.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following statement:
"Every year on September 11th we pause to remember the thousands of lost lives on that day in 2001, and the incredible bravery of firefighters, police, first responders and the passengers on Flight 93. Except for the very young, we all remember where we were that day and how we first learned of these attacks on our country. I was in Washington, D.C., and can vividly remember seeing the dark smoke rise against the sky from the nearby Pentagon.
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she is cosponsoring the effort to protect the U.S. flag through a Constitutional Amendment.
Laumua i Uosigitone – Aso Gafua, Na faalauiloa mai e le Tamaitaikonekeresi ia Aumua Amata lona avea ma suilagolago i se taumafaiga e puipui ai le Tagavai a le Iunaite Setete e ala i se Toeteuteuga i le Faavae.
Washington, DC – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata hailed the success of a bipartisan request to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding its administrative rules which placed undue constraints on Compact of Freely Associated States migrants seeking to obtain REAL IDs. The DHS has responded with a change in those requirements to remove unnecessary barriers to the benefit of those living or working in the U.S. from these valued Pacific allies.
Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a federal Department of Transportation grant of $1.5 million for road projects tied to Storm Gita damages.
"These federal funds help our Territory's efforts to continue to rebuild from our major storm last year," said Aumua Amata. "I want to specially thank Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and the Department for this discretionary grant."
Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed two federal health care grants for American Samoa, each through the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department, for a total of nearly $1.1 million. These discretionary grants are both designated to the American Samoa Department of Health.
The larger of the two grants provides $1 million in social services support for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home-visiting Program in American Samoa through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Washington, D.C.—Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomes the announcement of nearly in $14.5 million available in federal broadband support for American Samoa over ten years through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for maintaining, improving, and expanding affordable broadband to help close the digital divide. American Samoa is the only Territory included in these grant authorizations along with rural and remote areas in 39 of the States, and various U.S. Tribal lands.