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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is sending appreciation to American Samoa’s nurses in celebration of National Nurses Week (May 6-12), which begins with National Nurses Day (May 6) in the U.S., followed by National School Nurse Day, National Student Nurses Day (May 8), and the week is bookended by International Nurses Day (May 12).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, because it ends the 75-day partial government shutdown, and sends the bill with bipartisan support to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law, which ensures the next payday for thousands of DHS employees.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is congratulating American Samoa’s national competitor in the Poetry Out Loud student program, held in the nation’s capital this week. Mr. Johnson Ailima, a senior at Fa'asao Marist High School, American Samoa’s Poetry Out Loud champion, represented the territory in Washington, D.C., and had a full slate of related activities in the Capitol.
King Charles speaking to the Joint Session - House photographer
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting Tuesday’s speech by King Charles III of the United Kingdom to a Joint Session of Congress, held in the House of Representatives chamber. The event is historic, as the only other English monarch to speak to a Joint Session in the U.S. was in 1991 when Queen Elizabeth II gave an address during the administration of President George H.W. Bush.
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