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Here's a roundup of women with ties to Charlotte in positions to affect and influence many people:
Alma Adams – The congresswoman has been outspoken about President Donald Trump's polices, while championing small business and opportunities for all.
Janelle Bailey – ESPN ranks the Providence Day School senior as the nation's 39th best high school women's basketball prospect. She'll play for the North Carolina Tar Heels next season.
Is President Donald Trump standing by his stated earlier commitment to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), or is he backing off, using some oblique constitutional reason not to do so?
Last Friday afternoon, the Trump White House issued a statement upon signing HR. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017, which was recently passed by Congress to fund the federal government by $1.1 trillion through September 2017.
What was notable about the law was that even Democrats, like Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12), were pleased with it.
Have you—or anyone you know—skipped needed health care because of cost? Since this is true of one in three Americans, you probably answered yes. Do you think this is unfair?
When I worked as a family doctor at Carolinas Medical Center-Biddle Point, I saw people every day who didn't get needed health care because they couldn't pay. I don't think it's fair. There is another kind of health care system which would eliminate this unfairness.
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed as special prosecutor.
WASHINGTON – Today, on the 63rd anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) joined House Democrats in introducing the Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2017. This legislation highlights the need for bold investment in school infrastructure as a means to achieve greater educational equity, while breathing new life into communities and creating jobs. |
Washington, D.C.—Today, the Education and Workforce Committee marked up HR 2353 Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act for the 21st Century. Representative Adams joined her colleagues in supporting this bipartisan legislation and requested language that would instruct the Department of Education to review the effectiveness of partnerships between state and local grantees and community colleges in promoting STEM curriculum.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after news reports that President Trump revealed code-word classified intelligence on ISIS to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Ambassador Kislyak.
Charlotte, N.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the North Carolina voter identification case effectively terminating the law.
Charlotte, N.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in the midst of the investigation into Russia.
Charlotte, N.C.—Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after President Trump issued a signing statement on the FY17 omnibus calling into question federal support for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).