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Dear Mr. Dorsey:

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., (NC-12) released the following statement following the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, H.R. 4995, passing the Energy and Commerce Committee with bipartisan support:

"America is facing a maternal health crisis, and women of color are the most impacted victims. Today, I am pleased with the work of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee as it passed the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act, a bill I co-led, with bipartisan support," said Congresswoman Adams.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-6), Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), and Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1) today introduced H.R. 5042, the "Opportunity Zone Reform Act," which aims to tighten rules around the Opportunity Zone program and terminate zones that are not low-income. This legislation is a House companion to nearly identical sections of S. 2787, introduced last week by Senator Ron Wyden (OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee.

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., (NC-12) released the following statement, announcing that North Carolina's 12th Congressional District will benefit from $500,000 in affordable housing funding awarded by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta).

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), released the following statement on the advancement of the College Affordability Act: