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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams’ (NC-12) legislation to name a Winston-Salem post office after Dr. Maya Angelou, passed out of the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 371 to 9. The legislation, H.R. 3735, would rename the Center City post office located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to that of the Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office. Winston-Salem was Dr. Angelou’s primary residence and final resting place. She called Winston-Salem home for more than 30 years.

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today released the following statement after nine House Republicans voted against her Maya Angelou bill:

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today joined U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Luiz V. Gutiérrez (D- Ill.), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Judy Chu (D-Calif.) to introduce the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act, new legislation to protect children and other vulnerable groups in immigration proceedings by ensuring access to counsel, legal orientation programs, and case management services.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today voted against legislation to override the President’s veto of H.R. 3762. This legislation would undermine critical components of the Affordable Care Act and would defund Planned Parenthood. This is the 63rd vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, and the 12th vote to attack women’s health care in the 114th Congress. With a 241-186 vote, the House failed to override the veto.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) today released the following statement on the 56^th anniversary of the Greensboro Four sit-ins:

“Today marks the start of Black History Month – a time to celebrate the historical and cultural contributions African-Americans have made to this great nation. In honoring those contributions, we must remember the sacrifices and bravery of those who shaped the civil rights movement.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12) called on House leadership to make the summer meals program a priority in the forthcoming child nutrition reauthorization. The summer meals program has not been updated since 1975. Currently, only 18 percent of children who receive free or reduced meals at school actually receive a summer meal, leaving many students to go hungry during the summer months. To make matters worse, 30 percent of low-income children live in communities that are foreclosed from the summer meal program.