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WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2022) – This morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in support of the Right to Contraception Act, which passed the House today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2022) – This morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify a right to reproductive freedom and abortion care into law. The legislation comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s holding in Dobbs v.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the introduction of a bill to make it easier for Americans pursuing careers in public service—including teachers, police officers, firefighters, military service members, and more—to receive the student loan forgiveness they were promised by Congress in 2007 under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
HUNTERSVILLE – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), announced her office's satellite office hours for the remainder of 2022.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Congressman French Hill (R-AR-02) announced 3 companies and organizations joining the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Partnership Challenge: Cisco, Universal Music Group (UMG), and the American Chemistry Council.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, announced the introduction of H.R.8140, the HBCU Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence Act or HBCU RISE Act along with original cosponsors Michael Turner (OH-10), vice chair of the HBCU Caucus,Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Anthony Brown (MD-04), and Chris Stewart (UT-02).
CHARLOTTE – This Wednesday, June 29th, between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, the Office of Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host its inaugural Men’s Health Symposium. This symposium will raise awareness about healthcare for men and address diseases that disproportionately impact men, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and depression. The discussion will focus on encouraging men to practice a healthier lifestyle in observance of National Men’s Health Month (June).
The event is open to the public and open press.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, celebrated recent victories for the HBCU Caucus Partnership Challenge. Two partnership challenge companies, Novartis and Truist, announced significant investments in HBCUs during the month of June.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at an 11:30 AM press conference, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02) and Calla Hales of A Preferred Women’s Health Center spoke out about today’s Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v.
