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WASHINGTON, DC— Today Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) was sworn in to serve a full 2 year term as the U.S. Representative of the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina. Congresswoman Adams won a special election and the general election in November 2014. She was sworn in on November 12, 2014 to finish the term of former Congressman Mel Watt and today was sworn in for a full 2 year term in the 114th Congress. Adams is the first woman to represent the district, the second African-American woman to represent North Carolina in the U.S.
Greensboro, NC— Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement congratulating Winston-Salem attorney Loretta Biggs on her Senate confirmation as the first African-American woman to serve as a lifetime appointed federal judge for North Carolina:
WASHINGTON, DC— Last night Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) voted against H.R. 83, the "Cromnibus" appropriations bill that came before the U.S. House of Representatives. She made the following comment regarding her vote:
WASHINGTON, DC— Today Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) gave her first speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the Affordable Care Act. Text of the speech is below:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) made the following statement regarding the Grand Jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown:
WASHINGTON, DC— Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) made the following statement on the death of City Councilman and former Mayor of DC Marion Barry: