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CHARLOTTE — Today Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied North Carolina’s request to implement voting restrictions recently struck down by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals:

CHARLOTTE — On Wednesday, August 31, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) visited Pedro Salmeron at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.

After her visit with Pedro Salmeron, Congresswoman Adams released the following statement:

HIGH POINT — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) was excited to share that the 12^th District of North Carolina is participating in this year’s Congressional App Challenge at T. Wingate Andrews High School in High Point, NC.

GREENSBORO — Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) and Guilford County Commissioner Ray Trapp visited the Honda Aircraft Company headquarters in Greensboro, NC as the last stop on the Made in the 12^th District Tour.

CHARLOTTE — Yesterday, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) visited the campus of University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she toured the university’s career center facilities to learn more about its STEM workforce development training programs.

CHARLOTTE — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) continued her Made in the 12^th District Tour with Mayor Jennifer Roberts and Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield by hosting a roundtable with local manufacturers. The roundtable brought together employers and workforce development trainers to discuss issues impacting the manufacturing sector-which is one of North Carolina’s largest industries.

Participating companies included Siemens Energy, Inc., Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., Bosch Rexroth, Charlotte Works, and participants from Central Piedmont Community College.

HIGHPOINT, NC — Congresswoman Adams (NC-12) continued her August Made in the 12^th tour by visiting NCWorks Career Center and Jack Cartwright Inc. of Boss Design Group in High Point.

NCWorks Career Center is a one-stop resource for job seekers and employers. During her visit, Congresswoman Adams discussed the challenges workers face in today’s job market. The conversations centered on the need to address the jobs and skills gap and other ways to prepare workers to compete in the global economy.

WINSTON-SALEM — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) and Mayor Allen Joines visited Forsyth Technical Community College in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, to learn more about workforce training.

The Innovation Quarter is one of the fastest growing urban-based districts for innovation in the country. It is a catalyst for the innovation economy in and around Winston-Salem through the support of research; business and education in biomedical science; information technology; clinical services and advanced materials.