Alma Adams Leads on COVID-19 Relief in April
Additionally, Congresswoman Adams demonstrated national leadership on issues including workplace protections, black maternal health, and food security.
Charlotte – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), as well as her Charlotte and Washington offices, spent the month of April focused on combatting the health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Congresswoman Adams demonstrated national leadership on issues including workplace protections, black maternal health, and food security.
Below are highlights from the Congresswoman's work in April:
COVID-19
- April 1: Rep. Alma Adams to Host "Doing Business During COVID-19"
- April 1: Adams tells the truth about Trump's COVID-19 response
- April 1: Adams thanked in the Washington Post for HBCU advocacy
- April 8: Adams advocates for fourth COVID-19 package
- April 10: Adams discusses the PPP program on bipartisan podcast
- April 16: Adams leads letter on HCQ availability and use
- April 17: Adams makes establishing an emergency rental assistance fund a priority
- April 21: Adams talks to Capital Tonight about COVID-19
- April 23: Adams participates in "Ask the Experts" segment on WBTV
- April 23: Adams talks to WCCB about Federal Stimulus Funding
- April 23: Adams' Bipartisan Bill Could Expand Coronavirus Student Loan Relief
- April 23:Adams votes to improve CARES Act
- April 23:Adams supports cancelling up to $20,000 per person in student loan debt during COVID-19
- April 24: Adams celebrates HCQ policy change
- April 28:Rep. Adams gives update to Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners
- April 28: MTV highlights Adams' student loan legislation
- April 30:Trump Administration Amendment to FEMA Major Disaster Declaration
- April 30: Adams to participate in HBCU Presidents Roundtable on connectivity during COVID-19
Worker Safety
- April 1: Anchorage Press notes Adams' letter to OSHA
- April 8: Adams speaks out against coal companies shortchanging miners
- April 21: Rep. Adams and House Democrats Introduce Bill to Protect Workers from COVID-19
- April 22: Adams wants worker safety protections for COVID-19
- April 28: Adams stands up to Trump order on meat processing plants
- April 28: Rep. Adams Statement on Workers' Memorial Day
- April 29: Adams responds to Trump Executive Order
- April 30: Adams leads letter to Trump Administration on Worker Safety
Health Disparities
- April 11-17: Adams leads successful Black Maternal Health Week
- April 13: Adams, Sen. Harris designate Black Maternal Health Week
- April 13: Planned Parenthood Calls on Congress to Endorse Adams' Bill
- April 16: Adams in QCity Metro: We can't afford to lose more Black moms during childbirth
- April 16: Charlotte Talks: The Black Maternal Health Crisis
- April 16: Adams hosts record-breaking Women's Symposium with Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Booker
- April 17: Adams, NYU Panelists talk COVID-19 disparities in the black community
- April 17: Adams leads Kira Johnson Act in the House
- April 18: Adams Pushes Bill in Support of Black Maternal Health
- April 20: Adams advocates for more testing in communities of color
- April 20: Adams advocates for moms in the Amsterdam News
- April 30: Adams Op-Ed on Maternal Health runs in St. Louis
Food Security
- April 8: Adams advocates to combat hunger during pandemic
- April 17: NEDA Highlights Adams' bipartisan Eating Disorder Legislation
- April 21: Adams letter successfully advocates for extension of federal food assistance
- April 23: Adams convened over 30 congressional, state, and local stakeholders for a meeting of the Adams Hunger Initiative
- April 23: Adams' bill, the Closing the Meal Gap Act, introduced in the Senate by Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Kirsten Gillibrand.
- April 27: Adams staff serves thousands of meals as Congresswoman leads on food security
Congresswoman Alma Adams has represented North Carolina's 12th Congressional District (Charlotte) since 2014 and has served on the House Committee on Agriculture since 2015, where she serves as Vice Chair of the committee. Additionally, she has served on the Education & Labor Committee since 2015 and as Chair of the Workplace Protections Subcommittee since 2019. She has served on the Financial Services Committee since 2019.