Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D (NC-12), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) were joined by 77 additional House Democrats in requesting that President Joe Biden fill the existing vacancies on the United States Postal Service's Board of Governors as quickly as possible.
CHARLOTTE – The office of Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) will host a healthcare forum on COVID-19 testing and the vaccine tonight, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 on Zoom.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald John Trump:
"I am gravely disappointed in the Senate's vote not to convict Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection against the Capitol on January 6," said Adams.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) introduced a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that February 11, 2021, be observed as the 6th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Charlotte – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) celebrated legislation included in the House COVID-19 stimulus package that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) was reelected as Vice Chair of the House Agriculture Committee by her colleagues. She will also continue to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
WASHINGTON— Today, Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus unveiled the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, historic legislation to save moms' lives, end racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes, and achieve maternal health justice for Black women and all women and birthing people of color.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) addressed the United States House of Representatives in support of H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. Adams is a cosponsor of the bill, which includes her bill, the Apprenticeship Access for All Act of 2021.
WASHINGTON— On Monday, February 8 at 10:30 AM ET, Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12) and Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) will host a virtual press conference to introduce the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021.