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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has requested that President Biden recognize and highlight American Samoa’s Flag Day with a Presidential Proclamation. The request is part of a bipartisan letter to the President this week signed by each of the five representatives of the territories, and it asks the President to honor each territory on one special day yearly.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata highlighted several needs, especially a modernized hospital, along with pandemic-caused concerns, including visa overstayers, obstacles for Army recruits, and the Census numbers which were compiled while up to 2,000 residents were away. She appreciates the priorities expressed by Governor Lemanu Mauga to the Interagency Group on Insular Affairs (IGIA), and will continue supporting American Samoa’s efforts in Washington.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is delighted to announce the nominations of 12 excellent students for consideration by the service academies.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is hailing the final rule from the U.S. Treasury Department, which provides authoritative guidance to use substantial federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act for infrastructure projects, with possibilities including hospital infrastructure, water/sewer updates, or removing and replacing old lead pipes.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata requested information from the U.S. government Tuesday on the status of U.S. participation in aid efforts for the Kingdom of Tonga, which was devastated this weekend by volcanic ash and tsunami waves, with unknown loss of life, major damages, and an outage of the undersea cable communications services.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement of condolences for the people of the Kingdom of Tonga:

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating and highlighting the accomplishment of WO1 Freddy E. Pu’e, of Leone, who graduates his Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot’s studies this week in a ceremony at Fort Rucker, Alabama.