117th Congress
United States House of Representatives, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech celebrating the life and works of the Honorable Ella Scarborough, the first African American woman to serve on the Charlotte City Council, as well as the first to chair the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech celebrating the life and works of the Honorable Ella Scarborough, the first African American woman to serve on the Charlotte City Council, as well as the first to chair the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners.
“I will always fight for a woman’s right to choose and the right to privacy. Reproductive issues are medical-related issues and they should be kept private between a woman and her doctor.” – Alma Adams
Congresswoman Adams supports for women’s reproductive rights is widely known throughout the district, the state, and nationally. She has been clear in all of her comments that women should make the choice about their bodies and that a woman cannot call herself free if she does not own and control her own body.
CHARLOTTE – TODAY, Friday, June 3at 11:00 AM, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, and Grace McLain from Moms Demand Action will participate in a virtual event for Gun Violence Awareness Day. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange as Charlotte and Mecklenburg County come together to call attention to the gun violence crisis that takes more than 30 lives and wounds hundreds more in the US every single day.
CHARLOTTE – Today,Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, and Grace McLain with Moms Demand Action stressed the importance of urgent action during a virtual event for Gun Violence Awareness Day. Over 100 Mecklenburg County residents attended along with members of the media.
CHARLOTTE – On Friday, June 3at 11:00 AM, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, and gun violence prevention advocates will participate in a virtual event for Gun Violence Awareness Day. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange as Charlotte and Mecklenburg County come together to call attention to the gun violence crisis that takes more than 30 lives and wounds hundreds more in the US every single day.
The event is open to the public and open press.
View playlist of Congresswoman Alma Adams floor speeches.