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Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (OH), released the names of the Subcommittee Chairmen for the 115th Congress, including Congresswoman Amata who will continue to serve as the Chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Health & Technology.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement in reaction to Dr. David Shulkin being appointed to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I am happy to see that the President-elect has chosen Dr. David Shulkin to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Shulkin is currently serving as the Under-Secretary of Health with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and acts at the Chief Executive of the Veterans Health Administration in that role.
Washington, DC –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement regarding the House passage of two veterans' bills on Tuesday.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House of Representatives convened the start of the 115th Congress after being sworn in this afternoon by House Speaker Paul Ryan (WI), who was also re-elected today by House Members to continue his post as Speaker of the House.
Congresswoman Amata and members of her staff with
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Swearing in Day for the 115th Congress
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, successfully introduced an amendment to the House Rules, which will allow Delegates from the five U.S. territories to act as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole (COTW).
Congresswoman Amata standing in front of the American Samoa Quarter plaque that hangs
in the tunnel between the House Office Buildings, and the U.S. Capitol Building
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2016 - On Friday, the President signed H.R. 6452 into law. The "Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act" implements the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, and the amendments to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries.
Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement in reaction to the appointment of Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to lead the Department of the Interior.
"I could not be happier with the selection of my friend and classmate Ryan Zinke for the Interior Secretary post. Ryan and I served together as freshmen on the House Natural Resources Committee, and I know from my experience working with him these past two years, that he is the right man for the job.
Washington, D.C. –Saturday, Vice President-elect Mike Pence appointed Congresswoman Aumua Amata to the Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee.
"Amata is a great friend and colleague and I am delighted she will be joining our team," said Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn, a senior Member of Congress from Tennessee, who also serves as Vice Chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. "This decision advances a commitment President-elect Trump made last spring to not forget the territories once elected."
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was pleased to announce today that the
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded the American Samoa Dept. of Health (ASDOH) $500,000 in grant funding for the Zika Maternal and Child Health Services Program.