Press Releases
May 23, 2024
Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams co-led the introduction of the bipartisan Endometriosis CARE Act, which would deliver $50 million annually to advance endometriosis research and expand access to treatment. The legislation is led by Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), and co-sponsored by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Congressional Endometriosis Caucus Co-Chair, Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-At Large). Despite the broad and significant impact of endometriosis, critics say chronic underfunding of women’s health research has resulted in a lack of innovation and understanding of the disease.
May 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, warned that the House Republicans’ newly released Farm Bill proposal, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, would exacerbate food insecurity in North Carolina. Changes the partisan plan makes to how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) works would pull $30 billion out of SNAP participants’ pockets.
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May 21, 2024
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. celebrated the five finalists of the student Congressional Art Competition this past Sunday at The Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, at a reception attended by participating students, their families, teachers, supporters, art experts, and the general public to announce the selections by an independent panel of judges. The winning piece for North Carolina’s 12th Congressional district, Scrutiny in the Third, by Avian Cannon, a senior at Lake Norman Charter School, will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel (no relation) of the U.S. Capitol for the next year, alongside the other 400+ winners in the annual, nationwide event.
May 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A signature bill co-led by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) to address stillbirth in pregnancies passed the U.S. House today with overwhelming bipartisan support, passing 408-3.
May 14, 2024
CHARLOTTE – Student artists who participated in the Congressional Art Competition will have their work displayed in a two-week exhibition at The Mint Museum Uptown. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) will host the exhibition opening for residents of North Carolina’s 12th congressional district, and announce the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at an official event.
May 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Re-introducing the Mamas First Act, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA), Cory Booker (NJ), Bob Casey (PA), and Congresswomen Gwen Moore (WI-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lauren Underwood (IL-02), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statements:
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May 2, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the tragic events in Charlotte on Monday, April 29, 2024, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) delivered remarks on two occasions this week, at an interfaith vigil in Charlotte, and on the floor of the U.S. House in Washington.
April 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) released the following statement on the tragedy in Charlotte yesterday:
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