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January 4, 2017 Press Release

Washington, DC –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement regarding the House passage of two veterans’ bills on Tuesday.

December 7, 2016 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement to observe the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI by Imperial Japan on December 7, 1941.

coleman and ikePearl Harbor Attack survivor Tali Peter T. Coleman meets with President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the White House Oval Office.

December 2, 2016 Press Release

Washington, DC –Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, took to the House Floor on Friday afternoon to express her support and pleasure of the passage of S. 1555, the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act


Congresswoman Amata speaking on the House Floor Friday
in Support of the Filipino Veterans of WWII Congressional Gold Medal Act

November 30, 2016 Press Release

Washington, DC –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement regarding the House passage of six veterans’ bills on Tuesday.

November 10, 2016 Press Release

Pago Pago –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day 2016.

Amata and Troops at Ft Jackson
Congresswoman Amata with Pacific Islander soldiers at Ft. Jackson, SC  earlier this year

September 23, 2016 Press Release

: Part of ongoing talks with VA Leadership to improve services and facilities for Veterans in American Samoa

Washington, D.C. – Friday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, met with Dr.  David Schulkin, who serves as the Deputy Under-Secretary for the Veterans Health Administration on Thursday afternoon as part of an ongoing discussion with VA leadership to see what can be done to improve the services and facilities utilized by veterans in American Samoa.

September 14, 2016 Press Release


An Examination of VA’s Misuse of Employee Settlement Agreements
 

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, to examine the VA’s misuse of Employee Settlement Agreements.

September 7, 2016 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and the House Veterans Affairs Committee conducted an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, to examine the Commission on Care and the future of the VA healthcare system.

September 6, 2016 Press Release

Pago Pago –Sunday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, is preparing to return to Washington this week, as Congress returns for one of the final legislative sessions of the 114th Congress.

Amata Speaks on VET Act
Amata speaks out in support of the VET Act earlier this summer outside of the U.S. Capitol Bldg

June 22, 2016 Press Release

Washington D.C. –Wednesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata, and a few of her colleagues from the House Veterans Affairs Committee spoke to the press regarding the passage of
H.R. 3936, the Veteran Engagement Team Act (VET Act), this afternoon in front of the United States Capitol.