{"id":403130,"date":"2023-12-21T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=403130"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Merry-Christmas-from-Radewagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Merry-Christmas-from-Radewagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas from Radewagen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014<\/strong>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) released a message in celebration of Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave a merry Christmas! \u2018A merry heart does good like a medicine,\u2019 (Proverbs 17:22). Once again, this December has been a busy stretch in Washington as Congress continues the rest of the appropriations work for 2024,\u201d said Radewagen. \u201cIt was great news that on Dec. 14, we completed final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing a well-deserved 5.2% pay raise for our men and women in the military. To each of our Toa o Samoa, and our military families, thank you! We\u2019ll be thinking of those of you stationed away from home during the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season is a celebration of joy, peace, and hope, but most of all, the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ,\u201d she continued. \u201c\u2018A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed,\u2019 (Proverbs 11:25 NIV). May we remember charity, and take special joy in our families, friends, and many blessings this year. God bless American Samoa, the United States, and all our homes this Christmas.\u201d <em><strong><em>(PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/c4871b113efd7bbcc2b2ce98d2317c97.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) and her son-in-law, Aleksi Aleksiev, at the White House Christmas ball 2023 with President Joe and first lady Jill Biden.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/c7314c52890161ba8d67572c6114832c.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) visits the House Speaker\u2019s office during Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/d7e144e458524e48e4977c5accd3a0df.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>In her Christmas message, Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. Samoa) shared the passage of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, giving a well-deserved 5.2% pay raise for men and women in the military.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Delegate Uifa\u2019atali Amata Radewagen (R-A. 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