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Washington, D.C.—Faleomavaega Informs Governor that Minimum Wage is Not the Reason for Samoa Packing Relocating to Georgia (5/7/2009)
Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that, in a letter dated May 7, 2009 and in response to Governor Togiola’s letter of May 1, he has informed the Governor that minimum wage is not the reason for Samoa Packing relocating to Georgia. The full text of the Congressman’s letter, which was copied to the President and Senators, and the Speaker and Representatives, is included below.
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Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that, in response to Samoa Packing’s recent announcement to relocate its operations to Lyons, Georgia, Faleomavaega has requested Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s assistance in providing $20 million in the supplemental appropriations bill for purposes of helping soon to be displaced workers in American Samoa. The full text of Faleomavaega’s letter, which was copied to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, the President and Senators, and the Speaker and Representatives, is included below.
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Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that on April 24, 2009 he sent a Letter to the Editor of the Washington Times in response to the paper’s article of the same date entitled, “States in need not first in line”, which implied that American Samoa did not deserve the amount of funding it is receiving from President Obama’s stimulus bill. Regrettably, the Washington Times chose not to make Faleomavaega’s response public, so Faleomavaega is releasing his statement to the media for purposes of setting the record straight. The full text of Faleomavaega’s letter is included below.
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Congressman Faleomavaega announced today that he has introduced legislation to extend the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, to include American Samoa. H.R. 2186 will amend Section 1101 (a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 (a)(1)), and if passed, allows U.S. nationals and U.S. citizens living in the U.S. Territory of American Samoa to become eligible to receive cash payments under the SSI program for the blind, aged, and disabled people.
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Congressman Faleomavaega today offered congratulations to the nine Polynesian players that were selected in this year’s 2009 NFL Draft. The players were selected at the 47th Annual NFL Draft that was held at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City for two days on April 25 - 26, 2009. This year’s Polynesian players include:
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