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Charlotte – During Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17),Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) led a week of advocacy for Black moms. The overall maternal mortality rate in the United States rose sharply over the past three decades, and Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Adams' advocacy included interviews, editorials, radio appearances, and a Women's Symposium focused on Black Maternal Health during COVID-19.
Washington – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the Kira Johnson Act as part of the Black Maternal Momnibus of 2020, a package of bills addressing the maternal health crisis. Today, on the last day of Black Maternal Health Week, she is urging her colleagues in the House to pass this legislation.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Chair of the Committee on Energy & Commerce's Subcommittee on Health, led more than 50 colleagues in sending a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn regarding the recent Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate (HCQ) and chloroquine phosphate (CQ) to be used as unapproved potential therapeutics for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
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Please join Congresswoman Alma Adams at the annual Women's Symposium, rescheduled for April 16 on Zoom, to address the disparities in Black maternal health outcomes and explore solutions to provide greater access to quality health care for mothers and infants.
Date: Thursday, April 16
Time: 6:00 PM
Call-in Number: (312) 626-6799
Meeting ID: 463-143-230
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Contact: Sam Spencer, 202-499-0813
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2020
CONTACT: Sam.Spencer@mail.house.gov
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on the bipartisan passage of the $2 trillion economic aid passage to combat the coronavirus pandemic, also known as the CARES Act, which will now go to the President's desk for his signature: