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CHARLOTTE (June 21, 2023) – On Thursday, June 29, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) for “Focus on Food,” a day of events on hunger and nutrition. Both U.S. Representatives are senior members of the House Committee on Agriculture, which will take up the quinquennial Farm Bill this year. The theme of the Focus on Food events is "You Can't Be Healthy if You're Hungry."
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 8, 2023) – Workforce Protections Subcommittee Ranking Member Alma Adams (NC-12) and House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Robert C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 8, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) introduced the bicameral Office of Small Farms Establishment Act, legislation to create a new Office of Small Farms at the US Department of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 31, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement on her vote for the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, also known as the bill to raise the debt ceiling.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) joined scores of her colleagues on the floor of the United States House of Representatives yesterday afternoon to deliver a speech on the debt ceiling crisis that threatens the American economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 15, 2023) – Today, in honor of Mother’s Day, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Momnibus Act, historic legislation to save moms’ lives and address every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparities in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a floor speech honoring outgoing Johnson C. Smith University president Clarence Armbrister. He announced his retirement earlier this year.
Adams delivered the remarks on Thursday, May 11.
CHARLOTTE (May 9, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is excited to announce a media internship opportunity in her Charlotte, N.C. office for the Summer 2023 semester, roughly June 1 to August 31 (exact dates negotiable). Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately; applications close on Friday, May 19, 2023. This internship includes a monthly stipend for eligible candidates.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 3, 2023) – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the introduction of her signature anti-hunger legislation, the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023. The bill is co-led by Congresswomen Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Summer Lee (PA-12) in the U.S.
CHARLOTTE (May 3, 2023) – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement in response to the abortion ban introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly: