Press Releases
Adams will question Postmaster General at Congressional hearing on Monday
CHARLOTTE – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) held a "Don't Mess With USPS" press conference at 10:00 AM today at the Downtown Station Post Office in Charlotte. Approximately 50 people attended the event, many wearing "Save USPS" face masks and holding up "US Mail: Not for Sale" signs.
Adams "helped lead the Congressional resistance to DeJoy's changes" at the Postal Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is leading the fight to save the United States Postal Service and protect the integrity of November's election.
Adams events highlight jobs, upward mobility, housing, and more during August Work Period
CHARLOTTE – The Office of Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) is holding multiple virtual events during the August work period to engage constituents on issues including jobs, upward mobility, housing, and more.
Call for resignation or removal comes in the wake of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s “Friday Night Massacre”
WASHINGTON, DC – In the wake of newly-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s “Friday Night Massacre” at the United States Postal Service (USPS), Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) and Congressman Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04) are calling on him to resign or be removed immediately.
Adams works with colleagues to stand up to the Trump Administration's unconstitutional postal sabotage.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) spent the past week fighting to preserve and protect the United States Postal Service, an essential service established by the Constitution of the United States.
"Racial disparities must be addressed — all workers, including our nation’s essential workers, deserve essential protections and benefits."
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12), in an op-ed piece exclusive to Queen City Nerve, urged the U.S. Senate to pass the HEROES Act as well as paid family and sick leave for all Americans.
Letter from 131 Members of the House Democratic Caucus encourages Speaker Pelosi to fight for USPS in forthcoming COVID-19 legislation
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12), Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04), Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerald E.
"it is my hope that today we ae nearing the dawn of a fairer, more equitable, and more just era of policing in this country."
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An amendment introduced by Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) to prohibit law enforcement from using federal funds to acquire chemical agents for domestic riot control was adopted today and is now a part of H.R. 7617, an appropriations bill commonly known as a "Minibus."
"The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going away, and it’s exacerbating the food insecurity that millions of Americans face each day"
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New legislation introduced by House Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Alma Adams (NC-12), House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L.
Virtual Summit advocates for the Black Maternal Health Momnibus and Black maternal health
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), founders and co-chairs of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, convened more than 100 organizations working to address the Black maternal health crisis for a virtual stakeholder summit.