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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:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2023) -- In an effort to raise student achievement in the classroom, and rebuild the educator pipeline, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12) and Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Representative Ruben Gallego (AZ-03)U.S.
CONCORD, N.C. (May 1, 2023) – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced her satellite office hours for May. Adams' staff are available multiple times every month in Huntersville and Concord to serve 12th District residents. Office hours are open to any 12th District constituent in need of assistance with a federal issue.
CHARLOTTE (April 21, 2023) —Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) announced the extension of the deadline to enter the Congressional Art Competition is extended to May 5 for 12th Congressional District Students.
Rules and submission guidelines are available at adams.house.gov/art23.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 18, 2023) — Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered remarks from the floor of the United States House of Representatives on the mass shooting in Nashville, Tenn., the subsequent expulsion of two members of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and our country’s gun violence epidemic.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), ranking member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), a senior member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) a senior member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, re-i