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Noting that the NC Republican legislative leadership is "dragging their feet" about doing anything that would fairly represent voters when it comes to redistricting, Congresswoman Alma Adams says they frankly "don't give a damn about these citizens."
"They see it as a disadvantage to themselves; they won't do it," Adams (D-NC-13) said in a telephone interview recently, referring to redrawing legislative voting districts in time for a special election this year.
Twenty-year-old political science majors Dariana Reid, a rising senior at Johnson C. Smith University, and Nasya Blackwell, a rising junior at North Carolina A&T State University, are interning in both a Democratic and a Republican office on the Hill this summer.
RALEIGH
If the Senate health care plan becomes law, no state's residents would fare worse than North Carolina, according to a new study on the proposed bill.
That includes 1.3 million people in North Carolina, according to a new study – the fourth-most in the nation, and the highest percentage of people losing coverage in any state.
Democrats were quick to jump on the news.
As of June 14, beyond the U.S. military, the nation has celebrated two new American heroes who not only reminded us of what true bravery is in the face of certain danger, but also of the constant threats our elected officials face in what many agree is a very divisive, corrosive atmosphere.
The Congressional Black Caucus isn't interested in meeting President Trump for "a social gathering."
The conference of African American lawmakers declined a June 9 invitation by presidential assistant Omarosa Manigault for a follow-up meeting "to continue the discussion of issues presented in our previous meeting" on March 22. In a letter to Trump, caucus Chair Cedric Richmond said the conference hasn't seen action from the administration "advancing the interests of our people and the goals of the CBC" since initially reaching out to Trump in January.
CONCORD- A graduate of Cox Mill has been nominated by Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) to the 12th District Military Service Academy.
Scott A. Long has accepted his appointment to a military service academy and will be attending the U.S. Naval Academy for the fall of 2017.
During his high school career at Cox Mill, he was a member of the men's swim team, a volunteer for the Special Olympics and an AP class peer mentor.
US Capitol police special agent David Bailey (L) posing with NC Congressman G. K. Butterfield at the Congressional Charity Baseball Game last week. Bailey threw out the first pitch. He was credited with confronting a gunman during the GOP baseball practice June 14th.
BY CASH MICHAELS OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WASHINGTON
Capitol Hill seems a swamp where partisan throat-grabbing is routine. But peek behind the angry speeches and taunts, and there's a quiet effort afoot to promote bipartisanship among ambitious up-and-coming interns.
Nasya Blackwell arrived on Capitol Hill in May expecting Democrats and Republicans to constantly be at each others throats, just like it seems on television news shows.
Washington, D.C. –Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office released its report on Trumpcare's impacts on Medicaid over the next 20 years.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced an amendment to H.R. 2775, the so-called Employee Privacy Protection Act to ensure employers are not conducting video surveillance in designated private areas such as restrooms, locker rooms, or changing rooms. This amendment was rejected by the Republican-led Education and Workforce Committee during a vote that advanced three anti-union bills that sabotage worker's abilities to organize and collectively bargain.