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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) today announced Democrats' new economic agenda for the American people – A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future.
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement concerning Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after reports that Donald Trump Jr. met with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer he believed would provide compromising information about Hillary Clinton, after having been informed that the material was part of a Russian government effort to influence the election.
Charlotte, N.C.—Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) is calling on the North Carolina Board of Elections to protect voter's privacy and security. Following President Trump's Commission on Election Integrity's request for voter's full names, dates of birth, and partial social security numbers, Rep. Adams sent a letter to Kim Westbrook Strach, Executive Director of the North Carolina Board of Elections, urging North Carolina to join a bipartisan group of states who have refused to turn this information over to the commission.
Noting that the NC Republican legislative leadership is "dragging their feet" about doing anything that would fairly represent voters when it comes to redistricting, Congresswoman Alma Adams says they frankly "don't give a damn about these citizens."
"They see it as a disadvantage to themselves; they won't do it," Adams (D-NC-13) said in a telephone interview recently, referring to redrawing legislative voting districts in time for a special election this year.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Hundreds of Charlotteans, along with many local leaders, celebrated America's birthday Tuesday morning in east Charlotte during the 49th annual Hickory Grove parade.
The parade, part of the city's holiday festivities, had some worried about safety in light of Monday's announcement in nearby Richmond County to cancel the Fourth of July fireworks display because of threats of gang violence.
Twenty-year-old political science majors Dariana Reid, a rising senior at Johnson C. Smith University, and Nasya Blackwell, a rising junior at North Carolina A&T State University, are interning in both a Democratic and a Republican office on the Hill this summer.
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If the Senate health care plan becomes law, no state's residents would fare worse than North Carolina, according to a new study on the proposed bill.
That includes 1.3 million people in North Carolina, according to a new study – the fourth-most in the nation, and the highest percentage of people losing coverage in any state.
Democrats were quick to jump on the news.
As it turns out, scripture has a lot more to say about money than it does about sex, though based on our sex-fixated society, who knew? In fact, scripture covers nearly every angle about money: how to make money, save money, spend money, and most importantly, lend money. Lending money seems to be of particular concern to God because this is the place where the powerful can readily take advantage of the vulnerable, and the vulnerable always have a special place in God's heart.
As of June 14, beyond the U.S. military, the nation has celebrated two new American heroes who not only reminded us of what true bravery is in the face of certain danger, but also of the constant threats our elected officials face in what many agree is a very divisive, corrosive atmosphere.