Washington, Feb. 19 -- Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata gave remarks on an infrastructure and security theme Wednesday at the Interagency Group on Insular Affairs (IGIA), hosted by the Department of the Interior (DOI) at their DC headquarters, in which she tied American Samoa's local infrastructure and economic efforts including fishing to overall U.S. security and regional objectives.
Following her greetings and appreciation to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula, the governors and congressional representatives from the other territories, and federal interagency officials, Congresswoman Amata began her policy remarks by thanking the admini...