Amata Radewagen

The Medicaid funding provided by the ACA is set to expire this calendar year, and the lack of a funding solution will be particularly harmful for American Samoa.

A single veteran suicide is too many, and it is my hope that we can make some real changes this Congress.

Ensuring the long-term health of our veterans is a top priority, and any potential hazards to our Armed Forces need to be addressed swiftly and thoroughly.

I have tears in my eyes when I go to that hospital, people cannot get the services they need

The people of American Samoa need better access to care without having to take an airplane off-island.

I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman and our other colleagues, to fulfill the President's promise and include the people of the insular areas fully and equally in our national healthcare programs.

At a minimum, Medicaid must be available to our areas in exactly the same way it is available to every other part of our country.

I want it in the record that our doctors and nurses who work there do an excellent job with the limited resources they have available.

The President has promised 'insurance for all.' We are all waiting.

I have no other speakers at this time. Once again, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time until all Members have had an opportunity to speak on each side.

Virgin Islands' population is only double that of American Samoa, yet their excise tax benefits are currently 10 and a half times that of my home district.

I would advise the gentleman that I have no additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I do believe that it might not go far enough in providing the tools Puerto Rico needs to recover from their current fiscal crisis.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from American Samoa will be postponed. Amendment No. 35 Offered by Ms. Edwards The Acting…

I want to thank the chairman and the committee for their consideration. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from American Samoa (Mrs. Radewagen). The question…

As a member of a district that is comprise mostly of small businesses, I am concerned about the merchants in my district that can benefit from the EMV chip but cannot afford the transitional cost.

At a time when we are faced with the need to reduce funding in many areas of government, I thank the committee for preserving the budgetary assistance to American Samoa. I want to thank the chairman for his kind words and continued…

So why is it that they have no say in how these resources are regulated?

It is common knowledge that the best stewards of the environment are most often those who utilize it for their livelihood.

This cost-neutral measure would allow the secretary of the VA to give preference to companies that have high concentrations of veteran employees.