AMATA CHAIRS PORTION OF CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON CHINA AND NORTH KOREA

Washington, Sept. 17 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata, who is Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) within the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), chaired the closing portion of Wednesday's hearing titled, "Lives, Not Leverage: The Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression." Chairwoman Young Kim (R-CA) opened the hearing. Following the statements of the witnesses and the Chairwoman's questions, Vice Chairman Amata served in the chair to complete the hearing. Image Congresswoman Amata chairing the EAP Subcommittee during hearing this week "These are important and challenging discussions, and I'm grateful to these wi...