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Congresswoman Amata urging her $18 million amendment before the House

Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Faraile, Ua fiafia le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata e faailoa atu i lana vaega le pasia e le Senate a le Iunaite Setete le pili e fesoasoani i faalavelave o loo aofia ai le talosaga a Amata mo le $18 miliona e fesoasoani i meataumafa mo Amerika Samoa, ma lana talosaga mo le 100% mo le Medicaid. I lalo o lea pili fou, o le tupe atoa mai le Medicaid e oo atu i le iva masina ma e telē le faasaoina mai ai o le Teritori.

Issues:Healthcare

Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Gafua, Na auai le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata i le Sauniga lona fitusefulu o le Aso Faamanatu o Pulenuu i le Fanuatanu Faamanatu a le Atunuu mo le Pasefika, na aofia ai le toatele o le au mautofi a le militeri ma le malo, lele faaaloalo a le militeri, ma le saunoaga faapitoa a le susuga i le Chief of Naval Operations Admiral ia John M. Richardson.

 

Issues:Military

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Congresswoman Amata with Administrator Seema Verma of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Uosigitone, D.C. – Aso Tofi, Na talia e le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata le tala ua talia e le Ta'ita'i o le Ofisa Tutotonu mo le Medicare ma le Medicaid ia Seema Verma le talosaga e mafai ai e Amerika Samoa ma isi Teritori ona faaaoga se aofaiga o tupe totoe mai le ACA na faatulaga e faamuta ia Tesema o le tausaga nei. O le masani na sau ai e mua'i faaaoga e Amerika Samoa le tupe maua faaletausaga a o le i faaaogaina le tupe fesoasoani lea.

Issues:Healthcare

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Congresswoman Amata at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
May 27, 2019

Washington, DC – Monday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata took part in the 70th Mayor's Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, which included numerous military and government dignitaries, a military fly over, and a keynote speech by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John M. Richardson.

 

Issues:Military

Uosigitone, D.C. – O le vaiaso nei na tuuina mai ai le saunoaga le nei a le Tamaitaifaipule ia Aumua Amata e uiga i le faamanatuina o le 50 tausaga talu le oo atu o tagata na malaga i le vateatea i le Apollo 10 i Pago Pago ina ua i'u i le manuia la latou malaga ua avea ma vaega tāua i le auiluma o le Porokalama a le Iunaite Setete mo le Vateatea i le 1969:

Issues:Military

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Congresswoman Amata urging her $18 million amendment before the House
May 24, 2019

Washington, DC – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is pleased to inform her constituents that the U.S. Senate has passed a disaster relief bill containing Amata's $18 million provision for nutrition assistance in American Samoa, and her request for a 100 percent match for Medicaid. Under the new compromise bill, the Medicaid full match would last for nine months and will provide significant additional savings to the Territory.

Issues:Environment

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Congresswoman Amata speaking in Medicaid hearing
May 23, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed news that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma has granted a request to allow American Samoa and the other Territories to spend the last amount of certain ACA money that is otherwise set to expire this coming December. Ordinarily, American Samoa would have to spend the normal annual block grant first before accessing this supplemental funding.


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Congresswoman Amata with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii
May 23, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata announced she is an original cosponsor of a new bill this week to expand Pacific Veterans healthcare introduced by a bipartisan group of five Representatives

Issues:Veterans

May 22, 2019

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed this week's first look at the House Interior Appropriations bill, which contains her request for a third straight yearly increase for American Samoa, which is over $2.5 million more than the federal budget proposal for American Samoa Government.

"The Committee recommends $24,120,000 for American Samoa Operations, $400,000 above the enacted level and $2,591,00 above the budget request," states the Committee's report on the bill.

Issues:Budget