US House passes Lower Costs Energy Act it now goes to Senate

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Costs Energy Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, sending this major bill to the U.S. Senate for further consideration. “I represent the people of American Samoa, where fuel and shipping costs are causing higher prices for almost everything, and average wages to pay for it are a fraction of anywhere in the 50 states,” Aumua Amata said. “Transportation from an island in the South Pacific to anywhere in the world is extremely expensive. Infrastructure is an enormous challenge; we have infrastructure needs across the board…