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September 6, 2024
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August 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) joined today to reintroduce the Black Breastfeeding Week resolution (H. Res. 1416), aiming to garner national attention to the role that breastfeeding plays in improving Black maternal and infant health outcomes in the United States.
August 22, 2024
CHARLOTTE – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Bill Pascrell (NJ-09):
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August 13, 2024
Congress is on summer break so we thought it would be a good time to check in with N.C. Rep. Alma Adams, a Democrat who represents the 12th Congressional District, which encompasses much of Charlotte.
We hear her thoughts on this most recent congressional session, how she works with her Republican colleagues across the aisle, and the issues she’s passionate about — including Black maternal health care and HBCUs.
Then we'll hear from two reporters about Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP pick.
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July 31, 2024
CHARLOTTE – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it has issued payments to eligible applicants under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP), which aims to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination prior to January 2021. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), a Member of the House Committee on Agriculture, made the following statement:
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July 25, 2024
CHARLOTTE – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) has announced that the city of Kannapolis, North Carolina will receive a $1 million federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), toward cleaning up a “brownfield” (an EPA designation for an environmentally contaminated site). This funding is part of a national tranche of grants from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed under the Biden-Harris Administration.
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July 24, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. issued the following statement today after President Biden’s address to the nation:
July 24, 2024
KANNAPOLIS, NC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) has announced that the city of Kannapolis, North Carolina will receive a $1 million federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), toward cleaning up a “brownfield” (an EPA designation for an environmentally contaminated site). This funding is part of a national tranche of grants from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) passed under the Biden-Harris Administration.