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Pago Pago, A.S. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, I issued the following statement regarding TriMarine’s announcement to suspend their canning operations in American Samoan:
Issues Affecting Economic Growth in the Nation’s Rural Communities
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax & Capital Access held a hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday entitled, Struggling to Grow: Assessing the Challenges for Small Businesses in Rural America. The purpose of the hearing was to examine hurdles facing rural small businesses and startups following the Great Recession, and figure out a “Better Way to Grow Our Economy”.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Natural Resources Committee conducted a mark-up of several bills on Capitol Hill this morning including H.R. 4576, the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act.
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and her fellow colleagues from the other four U.S. territories sent a letter to both the House & Senate Judiciary Committees yesterday stating their support for the EB-5 program for immigrant investors. See full letter
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, was invited by Matt Salmon (AZ-05) Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia & the Pacific, to participate in a hearing last Friday entitled, U.S. Policy in the Pacific: The Struggle to Maintain Influence.
Washington, D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Small Business Committee conducted a hearing on small business tax simplification and reform.
Congresswoman Amata at the HSBC hearing on Wednesday
Pago Pago –Sunday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, met with the local Chamber of Commerce last week to discuss some of the things happening in Washington that affect the local economy, and what Congress is doing to help the nation’s small businesses, including those American Samoa.
Washington, D.C. –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and Alaska Representative Don Young co-introduced the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act today, which will help to ensure access to Pacific fisheries for the U.S. fishing fleet that operate in both the North and South Pacific.
Washington, D.C. –Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, Chaired a House Veterans Affairs, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee hearing regarding the Veterans Administration’s (VA) Home Loan Program, which focused on how the program can be expanded and improved to provide greater access and opportunities for veterans to purchase a home.
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, testified before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill during the Member’s Day hearing, which allows members from both parties five minutes to present their “guidance” for the coming year’s budget.