Washington, June 26 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata, in her role as a Vice Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, met with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and other Members of Congress on Thursday, discussing agriculture policy, legislation, and funding, including the Farm Bill.
Congresswoman Amata welcomed Secretary Rollins' emphasis that food security is national security, and in turn highlighted American Samoa's key food security role producing 25 percent of U.S. canned tuna.
"I appreciated the update and briefing from Secretary Rollins, and I was also able to highlight to her our agriculture studies at ASCC, and how USDA grants support our stud...