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Build Back Better
November 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) cast a vote for the Build Back Better Act and sent President Biden's landmark legislation to the United States Senate. The Build Back Better Act includes victories for higher education and maternal health secured by Adams and based on her legislation.

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Alma Adams, Speaker Pelosi, GK Butterfield, and others
November 18, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. released the following statement celebrating the career of her friend and former Congressional Black Caucus chair, Rep. G. K. Butterfield (NC-01).

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Alma Adams Chairs the Workforce Protections Subcommittee
November 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Chair of the House Education & Labor Committee Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for producing an animated video depicting the assassination of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

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BMH Momnibus
November 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), co-founder and Co-Chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus,celebrated the House passage of S. 796, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021, by submitting remarks in support of the bill to the Congressional Record.

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Build Back Better
November 10, 2021

CHARLOTTE – Earlier today, at 11:00 AM ET, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) hosted a Virtual Coffee on Zoom to speak with the public about her votes to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and advance the Build Back Better Act.

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Build Back Better
November 8, 2021

CHARLOTTE – On Wednesday, November 10 at 11:00 AM ET, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a virtual coffee on Zoom to speak with the public about her votes to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and advance the Build Back Better Act. The event is open press.

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Education & Labor Photo
November 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Chair of the House Education & Labor Committee's Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, lauded today's move by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an emergency workplace safety standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees to ensure all their workers are vaccinated or produce a negative test on a weekly basis.

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Alma Adams Chairs the Workforce Protections Subcommittee
November 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2021) – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) commended the efforts of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House leadership to include paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better Act, also known as the reconciliation bill.

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Drive Safely Tank
November 2, 2021

CHARLOTTE Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) applauded today's move by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to file a Complaint and Motion for Injunctive Relief in Mecklenburg County Superior Court to force Colonial Pipeline to meet their obligations as the responsible party in the state's largest gasoline spill.

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Alma Adams Giving a Floor Speech
November 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered remarks on the floor of the US House of Representatives on President Biden's Build Back Better agenda during a special order hour hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus.