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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of a bipartisan bill she co-introduced, the FISHES Act, H.R. 5103. 

This effort was in cooperation with a dozen cosponsors at introduction, including sponsor Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) with Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), and original cosponsors Congresswoman Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (American Samoa), and Congressman James Moylan (Guam).

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part in a ten-member Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Barbados, following Thanksgiving Day, at the invitation of Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, in which Members of Congress joined the people of Barbados in commemorating their 58^th Independence Day, and honored the legacy of historic Barbadian-American Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm on what would have been her 100^th birthday. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in celebration of Thanksgiving Day 2024:

Psalm 69:30 ~ I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

“This brief verse in the book of Psalms is one of many special thanksgiving verses in the Bible, and it reminds me so much of our people, who dearly love to sing from early childhood and all through life. We are grateful for our beautiful islands, which are a touch of paradise. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is applauding the nomination of her colleague Congressman Mike Waltz of Florida, a former Green Beret, as National Security Advisor. 

Reps. Amata and Waltz serve together on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific. Congressman Waltz also works directly on national security issues as part of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Armed Services Committee. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the announcement of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the new Chairman of the influential Congressional Western Caucus, Rep. Douglas LaMalfa, elevated by the membership following his service as a Vice Chairman. Chairman LaMalfa is a fourth-generation rice farmer and business owner in northern California.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating the incoming administration of Governor-elect Pulaalii Nikolao Pula and Lieutenant Governor-elect Pulu Ae Ae, Jr., and thanking Governor Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga and Lieutenant Governor La’apui Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale for their public service. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the nomination of another friend and former colleague for the important administration role of Secretary of Transportation, Congressman Sean Duffy.