118th Congress
May 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, warned that the House Republicans’ newly released Farm Bill proposal, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, would exacerbate food insecurity in North Carolina. Changes the partisan plan makes to how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) works would pull $30 billion out of SNAP participants’ pockets.
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May 21, 2024
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. celebrated the five finalists of the student Congressional Art Competition this past Sunday at The Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, at a reception attended by participating students, their families, teachers, supporters, art experts, and the general public to announce the selections by an independent panel of judges. The winning piece for North Carolina’s 12th Congressional district, Scrutiny in the Third, by Avian Cannon, a senior at Lake Norman Charter School, will be displayed in the Cannon Tunnel (no relation) of the U.S. Capitol for the next year, alongside the other 400+ winners in the annual, nationwide event.
May 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A signature bill co-led by Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) to address stillbirth in pregnancies passed the U.S. House today with overwhelming bipartisan support, passing 408-3.
May 14, 2024
CHARLOTTE – Student artists who participated in the Congressional Art Competition will have their work displayed in a two-week exhibition at The Mint Museum Uptown. Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) will host the exhibition opening for residents of North Carolina’s 12th congressional district, and announce the winner of the annual Congressional Art Competition on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at an official event.
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May 10, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte will soon be home to a survivor center that provides all the tools and services necessary to help victims of abuse, assault and trafficking under one roof.
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May 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Re-introducing the Mamas First Act, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA), Cory Booker (NJ), Bob Casey (PA), and Congresswomen Gwen Moore (WI-04), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lauren Underwood (IL-02), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statements:
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Event Date:
Sunday, May 19, 2024 – 03:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Address:
500 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
United States
Congresswoman Adams will host a public exhibition this month to showcase North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District’s student submissions for the Congressional Art Challenge.
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May 2, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the tragic events in Charlotte on Monday, April 29, 2024, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) delivered remarks on two occasions this week, at an interfaith vigil in Charlotte, and on the floor of the U.S. House in Washington.
April 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) released the following statement on the tragedy in Charlotte yesterday:
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