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Washington – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) responded to the Trump Administration's decision to amend the major disaster order for North Carolina to include Individual Assistance limited to the Crisis Counseling Program. FEMA can also approve Individual Assistance through other vital programs which would help North Carolinians weather this pandemic, including Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA):
Washington – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, sent a letter to President Trump concerning this week's executive order to activate the Defense Production Act to open meat processing plants.
Washington – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture and Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, responded to President Trump's executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to force meat processing plants to stay open during COVID-19 without adequate protections for workers.
WASHINGTON – Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairwoman Alma Adams (NC-12), released a statement on Workers' Memorial Day.
Washington – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Vice Chair of the Committee on Agriculture,continued her national leadership on food security last week with legislation, letters, and local advocacy aimed at solving the ongoing hunger crisis in the 12th District, which has been exacerbated by COVID-19.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) applauded the new FDA Drug Safety Communication on hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, which states "Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have not been shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19."
Washington, D.C. – Today,Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) voted in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Her statement on the package is below:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), along with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on Thursday announced the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2020, legislation that expands and strengthens Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for vulnerable community members that are struggling to make ends meet.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) is co-leading a bill introduced by CongresswomanElise Stefanik (R-NY-21). The Equity in Student Loan Relief Act is a bipartisan bill that would extend the temporary relief from student loan payments to Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) borrowers who have been left behind.
WASHINGTON – Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairwoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Education & Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), and Congresswoman Donna Shalala (FL-27) introduced legislation to protect U.S. workers from COVID-19 in response to disturbing, widespread reports of unsafe workplaces leading to preventable illnesses and deaths.