Washington, July 20 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is stating clearly that her position against seabed mining in waters surrounding American Samoa has not changed and remains her consistent position. Amata further notes that no one else speaks for her, despite characterizations and assumptions of her position, whether Republicans or Democrats.
"This is my seventh public statement on this issue, because of its importance, and because various posts, comments, or statements sometimes say they describe my position - they do not. I was clear from the beginning, first that I stand with the people and then with further statements of opposition as we learned ...