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Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is highlighting National Nurses Week, also called Nurse Appreciation Week, celebrated May 6-12, partly to coincide with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, often described as the founder of modern nursing:

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is thanking teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7):

"This week is a great time to let a teacher know they are truly appreciated. Our teachers care about our children, teens, and young people in college or vocational school. Teachers choose to invest their lives in these young people.

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata highlighted Firefighter Appreciation Day, also known as International Firefighters' Day:

"On Firefighter Appreciation Day, I want to say thank you to our firefighters for their readiness and responses. They help educate us to prevent house fires, and rush to contain them so lives are saved, each time along with potentially a lifetime of possessions and memories in a home.

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a $100,000 health grant from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress this year and signed into law in March.

The discretionary grant to the American Samoa Department of Health for home visiting is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata attended President Biden's first speech to Congress at the U.S. Capitol, marking 100 days of the administration this week, though attendance was limited due to Covid precautions. She released the following statement:

Washington, D.C. – Monday, Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata welcomed a grant of over $400,000 for American Samoa's Head Start program through the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS).

Specifically, the discretionary grant of $400,891 is directed to the American Samoa Department of Education, and designated for Head Start as emergency supplemental funding. These federal funds are distributed through the Administration for Children and Families.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata again emphasized health infrastructure in a Wednesday hearing of the Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples, stating for the record that LBJ Tropical Medical Center is "in dire need of replacement or repair." The oversight hearing was titled "Infrastructure in Indigenous Communities: Priorities for American Jobs Plan."

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata in a Wednesday hearing focused on two bipartisan VA oversight bills, which she helped introduce earlier this month with sponsor Rep. Kathleen Rice of New York. The legislative hearing of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations examined a number of bills, including the two Rice-Amata VA reform bills.