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Seal of the House
July 18, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senior Member of the House Agriculture and Education & Workforce Committees, released a statement blasting Republicans for their reckless, partisan vote to cut $1.1 billion in federal public broadcasting funding through the rescissions bill.

Rep. Adams speaks at a podium for the Heat Illness Prevention Act press conference
July 16, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, as Charlotte and North Carolina face another harsh heat wave, Representative Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.

Seal of the House
July 15, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senior Member of the House Agriculture Committee, released a statement calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reinstate funding for Regional Food Business Centers (RFBCs).

Issues:Agriculture
Seal of the House
July 15, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), Deobrah Ross (NC-02), Valerie Foushee (NC-04) , and Don Davis (NC-01) sent a letter calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Se

Seal of the House
July 14, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D.

Issues:Local Issues
Seal of the House
July 11, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senior Member of the House Agriculture Committee, called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to rescind their misguided rule overturning decades-old programs for socially disadvantaged (SDA) farmers who face race- and sex-based discrimination.

Seal of the House
July 10, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), Teresa Leger Fernández (FL-22), Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), along with Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE),introduced the Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Resolution, marking July 10, 2025 as Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and recognizing the ongoing, severe racial

Seal of the House
July 3, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement on the House passage of the Republican budget bill and the extreme harm it will bring to the 12th District, the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and North Carolina.

A shot of the House Democratic Caucus on the House East Steps at a press conference.
July 2, 2025
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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement on Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans stalling the vote for the budget reconciliation bill, keeping the previous vote open for more than six hours and counting as they scramble to get support.