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February 11, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after opposing the Student Success Act. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce approved the bill, which reauthorizes the most current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind.
February 6, 2015
Greensboro, North Carolina –Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after touring Volvo Group's Greensboro campus with Congressman Mark Walker (NC-6).
February 3, 2015

Washington, D.C. –Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams [NC-12] become an original co-sponsor on a bipartisan resolution to award the Freedom Riders with the Congressional Gold Medal. Adams released the following statement shortly after the bill was introduced:

January 28, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Alma Adams [NC-12] released the following statement in response to Google's announcement to build a high-speed fiber-optic network in Charlotte, North Carolina.

January 28, 2015

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Alma Adams [NC-12] co-sponsored H.R. 460, The Human Trafficking Detection Act, along with Republican Congressman Mark Walker of North Carolina.

January 21, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Alma Adams [NC-12] issued the following response to President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address.

January 16, 2015

Greensboro, North Carolina –Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement in response to the Vice President's announcement regarding a $25 million dollar grant to Historically Black Colleges and Universities for a Cybersecurity Workforce Pipeline Consortium.

January 15, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following schedule for the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Weekend:

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Keynote Speaker at Bennett College's annual "Convocatum Est" Convocation

Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel

900 East Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

Issues:Local Issues
January 14, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC— Yesterday Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) co-sponsored her first bill with Assistant Democratic Leader, James Clyburn, and other Members of the Congressional Black Caucus to introduce H.R. 295, to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Historic Preservation Program. Rep. Adams is an original co-sponsor on H.R.

January 13, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC— Today Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) gave a one minute speech on the House Floor urging Republicans to bring a clean DHS Funding Bill to the Floor. The content of the speech is below: