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Washington, DC — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement after voting for the resolution rejecting the Trump Administration's discriminatory ban preventing transgender individuals from serving in the Armed Forces.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement after voting for the Paycheck Fairness Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 242-187.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement on the upcoming vote to override Donald Trump's veto of the Emergency Declaration Resolution.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement on Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitting his report to Attorney General Barr.

"The emergency here is not at the border – it's in the White House, where Donald Trump is abusing his constitutional authority and undermining the separation of powers. His veto of the bipartisan resolution terminating his manufactured emergency is yet another senseless power grab, and a betrayal of the will of the American people.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) issued the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 5, the Equality Act. The bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination.

Washington DC – Today, Rep. Adams joined fellow Members of Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 to protect our nation's Dreamers, as well as our Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders, allowing them to contribute fully to North Carolina's communities and our country while providing a pathway to citizenship.

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, ahead of the 2nd Annual HBCU STEAM Day of Action, the Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus announced the addition of Airbnb, Spotify, Wells Fargo, SAS, Ally Financial, Live Oak Bank, Microsoft and Adtalem into its landmark HBCU Partnership Challenge.