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CHARLOTTE - Earlier today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) sent a letter to North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger urging them to call a special session to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
CHARLOTTE - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released this statement following the presumptive positive test for coronavirus in Mecklenburg County:
WASHINGTON - Today, Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Alma Adams (NC-12), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41), and Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act to ensure workers have access to extended, job-protected leave to care for themselves and their families amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
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March 10, 2020
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Reps. Adams, Underwood, Senator Harris, Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus to Introduce New Legislative Package to Address America's Black Maternal Health Crisis
The Black Maternal Health Momnibus includes a series of bills to comprehensively improve maternal health outcomes and close racial disparities in outcomes
Rep. Adams, Chairman Scott Call on Secretary Scalia to Take Immediate Action to Protect Workers Against COVID-19
Committee leaders ask Labor Department to issue an emergency temporary infectious disease standard to protect the safety of U.S. workers
Washington, D.C. – Today and Tuesday, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) and the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus hosted the third annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action.
ICYMI: Senators and Members of Congress Join Rep. Alma Adams for HBCU STEAM Day of Action Tweet Storm
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow and Thursday, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), in conjunction with the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus and the Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) Caucus, will host the third annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action on Capitol Hill, to be held on M
Washington, D.C. – This week saw new developments on legislation moving through Congress, as well as preparations for the Third Annual HBCU STEAM Day on March 3 & 5. Highlights from Congresswoman Adams' week are below: