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CHARLOTTE – CongresswomanAlma Adams (NC-12) had a busy October representing Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Here are the highlights:

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· Adams fought for economic relief for Charlotte's struggling airline workers.

Cambridge, MA – Today, the Harvard Law School Journal on Legislationpublished a scholarly article by CongresswomanAlma Adams (NC-12). The article details steps Congress can take to reform and improve the US Postal Service in the 117th Congress.

Washington, DC – Today, CongresswomanAlma Adams (NC-12) andRepresentatives David Price (NC-04) and G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) sent a letter to Facebook regarding recent reports that the company is allowing political groups, including Super PACs, to purchase paid political ads that spread misinformation among North Carolina voters, often in violation of Facebook's own policies. In the letter, Reps.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chair Alma Adams (NC-12) and Education and Labor Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led their colleagues in calling on the Department of Labor (DOL) to withdraw a harmful proposed rule to narrow its interpretation of employee status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which would leave workers vulnerable to employee misclassification and threaten workplace protections for women.

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released the following statement on the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court.

"The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court is a disaster for women, people of color, people living with preexisting conditions, and the LGBTQ community to name a few," said Congresswoman Adams. "Many of the groups that have been hit hardest by COVID-19 will suffer even more as Barrett's opinions become law."

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), along with Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) and 27 colleagues in the House and Senate, is urging congressional leadership to ensure that our nation's historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have equitable access to federal research and development funds in upcoming COVID-19 relief packages.

ZOOM – This week, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a virtual "HBCU Day" event at 12 Noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. The event will celebrate Historically Black Colleges and Universities, is open to the public, and is open press.

Information on the event is available at adams.house.gov/HBCU-Day, and below:

CHARLOTTE – Next week, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a "Voting in 2020" virtual event at 6 PM on Wednesday, Oct. 21, as well as a "HBCU Day" virtual event at 12 Noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. Both events are open to the public and open press.

Information on both events is available at adams.house.gov/VOTE and adams.house.gov/HBCU-Day, and below: