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Congresswoman Amata and Admiral Rachel Levine
March 17, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part this week in a White House event honoring Women’s History Month, and had the opportunity there to express appreciation to Admiral Rachel L. Levine, M.D., who heads up the U.S. Public Health Service, and also serves as U.S. Department of HHS Assistant Secretary for Health.

Issues:Healthcare

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Congresswoman Amata and other Members of Congress gathered to hear directly from Ukraine's President Zelensky
March 16, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended Wednesday’s speech to Congress by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, and said there is strong bipartisan support for Ukraine’s fight to preserve independence from Russia.


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tramway circa 1970
March 15, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a $450,000 competitive grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to study the possibility of restoring a SkyTram over Pago Pago Harbor, along with the resulting benefits to tourism.


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Senate Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Richard Shelby
March 11, 2022

Operations Fund Boost for LBJ Planning, and Medicaid Match Extended

Issues:Healthcare

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Congresswoman Amata with Katherine Kim and her mother Seongshim Park
March 10, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to announce that Katherine Kim has been accepted for admittance to the U.S. Naval Academy.


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Pago Pago Harbor 2
March 9, 2022

Pago Pago – On a four-person panel that included senior Biden Administration officials from the White House, State, and Defense departments, Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata reiterated her call for the U.S.


March 9, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming a health grant for the American Samoa Department of Health to ensure HIV care availability.

Issues:Healthcare

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High Chief Fano Solinuu Shimasaki was the first woman in the Senate in the Fono.jpg
March 7, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Women’s History Month, along with International Women’s Day (March 8), and honoring the women of American Samoa:

Issues:Culture

March 4, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is an original cosponsor of legislation to formally apologize for the U.S. nuclear legacy in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Resolution was introduced on March 1, a key anniversary of the Cold War-era nuclear testing program with the most powerful detonation at Bikini Atoll on that date in 1954.


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Congresswoman Amata and colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 2022 State of the Union address.jpg
March 2, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata attended the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, and gave her thoughts on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Issues:Congress