Rep. Adams Condemns Supreme Court Ruling against Protections for the Unhoused
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on protections for unhoused citizens:
“The Supreme Court’s ruling that homelessness is not a protected status under the Eighth Amendment is a dangerous disgrace and is at odds with who we are as a nation. It punishes poor people for simply trying to exist. Instead of penalizing people without a roof over their head or a bed to sleep in, we should be working to make sure that every American in every corner of our country has a place to live— a fundamental human right.
I implore state and local governments— including Charlotte— to reject calls to prosecute unhoused Americans and, instead, put forth positive solutions that uplift those who are most vulnerable in our communities.”
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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. represents North Carolina's 12th Congressional District (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Cabarrus County) and serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, where she serves as ranking member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee.