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WASHINGTON – Today, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chair Alma Adams (NC-12) and Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Robert C.
CHARLOTTE— Congresswoman Alma Adams will host a 12th Congressional District Military Service Academy Day tomorrow, Saturday, October 10th at 10:00 AM.
Students, parents, and teachers are encouraged to attend to receive a comprehensive overview of the US Service Academies, and learn how high school students can be nominated to attend the academies on a full scholarship.
The program will feature representatives from the US Coast Guard Academy, Military Academy at West Point, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) honored Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, reiterating her call to let the people decide before picking a Supreme Court Justice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is urging the United States Senate, including the most ineffective Senate leader of all time, Mitch McConnell, to take up and pass the new Heroes Act:
Adams Statement on the Grand Jury Indictment in Kentucky
CHARLOTTE – Tonight, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on the grand jury indictment in Louisville, Kentucky today:
"I am deeply saddened that no one was directly charged for the murder of Breonna Taylor. While a former police officer was charged for his reckless disregard for human life that night, this is a decision that is both disappointing and not surprising.
Washington, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) introduced legislation to ensure that all Americans have equal access to apprenticeship programs that align with today's workforce needs. This bill is part of the broader National Apprenticeship Act (NAA) of 2020.
Washington, D.C. – Today, in run-up to this week's Third Annual, and first virtual, Diversity in Tech Summit, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced two new companies joining the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Partnership Challenge.
CHARLOTTE – Tonight, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12)released the following statement on the passing of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the conscience of the Court and the one of the greatest fighters American women have ever had. Justice Ginsburg's dissents spoke for people of conscience with a righteous anger and moral clarity that is too often missing from the public sphere.