Amata and Expert Witnesses Highlight Fishing Fleet Role in Countering PRC in Pacific Islands
May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release:
Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata and expert witnesses together strongly emphasized the importance of the U.S. Pacific fishing fleet and American-produced tuna in a Tuesday hearing on countering the PRC in the Pacific Islands, as well as highlighting how stationing Coast Guard vessels at Pago Pago Harbor would be an important signal of U.S. commitment in the Pacific.
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Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata and expert witnesses together strongly emphasized the importance of the U.S. Pacific fishing fleet and American-produced tuna in a Tuesday hearing on countering the PRC in the Pacific Islands, as well as highlighting how stationing Coast Guard vessels at Pago Pago Harbor would be an important signal of U.S. commitment in the Pacific.
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