Congratulations to Alissa Pili of the Utah Utes! She was drafted 8th overall in the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx! Alissa is of Samoan heritage, and represented our culture beautifully at the draft with a Samoan pattern in her lovely dress!

Welcoming this week’s bipartisan passage of my bill, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act, important to our last distant water fishing fleet
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I welcome House passage of a good bill from our Committee, as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan EXPLORE Act. Generations to come will benefit from strengthening parks and recreational areas.
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I so enjoyed watching this game that attracted millions of people, with lots of nationwide excitement about this special season, all the great teams competing, and their elevation of women’s sports.

Congratulations to all her friends and family cheering her on in our Polynesian communities from her home in California and elsewhere.

Te-Hina Paopao is of Samoan and Tokelauan heritage, and I know our islands always love to see our Pacific athletes excelling on the national stage. She will have lifelong memories of scoring 14 points in the national championship!

A special congratulations (Fa'amālō atu!) to senior guard Te-Hina Paopao and her major part in the national championship of the South Carolina women’s basketball team!

Thank you to ASDOE Dir. Talauega Dr. Samasoni Asaeli and our education team for meeting with me, and thank you to all our educators for their work and heart for our youth!

I appreciated meeting with President Simina this week, discussing serving our Veterans throughout the Pacific Islands and our strong COFA agreement
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Thank you to Emergency Preparedness Director Faleatafa Ben Sili for the efforts to secure this $3.8ML grant. I appreciate the local work that goes into applying and qualifying for all grants.
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Six co-chairs of bipartisan Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus hail COFA legislation passage.
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The House-passed Appropriations package includes DOI/OIA, maintaining American Samoa’s funding, and directing $3ML to our community college. Yearly VA funding also a part of this 339-85 vote. radewagen.house.gov/media-center/p…

Since the announcement, this priority for the US and the entire Pacific region has passed
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Summer EBT timeline information for our people
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Remarks on American Samoa’s wildlife habitat today in a Capitol press event youtu.be/hsEuYNVcN18

Remarks at IGIA this week emphasizing two bills I’ve sponsored for American Samoa, healthcare goals for American Samoa and the Pacific Islands, and final passage of the COFA agreements radewagen.house.gov/media-center/p…

Our meeting with administration officials discussing Marine Sanctuary Process, H.R. 6062, and NEPA Permit Delays
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This week, a Bureau of Reclamation grant for a basin study regarding our future water supply radewagen.house.gov/media-center/p…

Our local women veterans had the opportunity to meet the historic first female head of a U.S. service, ADM Linda Fagan, USCG radewagen.house.gov/media-center/p…

Tour of our shipyard last week with ADM Linda Fagan, Commandant of the USCG
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