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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a federal funding announcement Wednesday from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of a travel and tourism grant of $1,395,492 for American Samoa.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata welcomed bipartisan House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which will raise military pay by 2.7 percent.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming $200,000 in federal health services funds for the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting efforts.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is commemorating National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, as this year marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement on the historic life of long-serving Senator Robert Dole, who passed away in his sleep Sunday at age 98:

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Friday’s announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of millions in investment in American Samoa from this year’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, recently passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on November 15, 2021.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a prompt bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate, only hours after the House vote Thursday, that fully funds the U.S. government through February 18, 2022, sending the bill to President Biden to be signed into law in time to prevent a shutdown.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Thursday’s House vote to fund the U.S. government through February 18, 2022, including a Medicaid extension at current levels.