Dean of NC Dems representing NC’s 12th District. Educator. Artist. Founder & Co-Chair of the Black Maternal Health @BMHCaucus and the Bipartisan @HBCUCaucus.
Charlotte, NC
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Congress has never allowed an impeached president to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Pass it on.
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I'm proud to cast my vote a sixth time for the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House.
ALT Rep. Adams with Rep. Jeffries, 1/4/2023
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Update: we’re still OK. Once this situation has passed, we’re going to certify the election of President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris.
This incident won’t silence the voice of the American people.
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.@AOC, I’ll trade you a hat for one.
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Tomorrow, I will will introduce an amendment to the Constitution of the United States recognizing housing, health care, education, and nutrition as fundamental human rights.
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Good Morning!
Wear a mask 😷 and a hat 👒!
ALT Congresswoman Alma Adams wearing a hat and a good trouble mask, Congresswoman Alex Ocasio-Cortez wearing a black mask and a teal hat, both in front of the United States Capitol.
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North Carolina’s seven House Democrats have now voted 5 times each for Hakeem Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House.
Along with the 205 other members of the @HouseDemocrats, we are united.
ALT (Left to Right) Reps. Nickel, Manning, Adams, Ross Foushee, Davis, and Jackson
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Today is the last day of #AAPI History Month, and a good day for a reminder from @bts_bighit about the importance of ending all hate crimes, including those against the Asian American community.
WATCH: BTS (@bts_bighit) at White House Press Briefing.
"We are BTS and it is a great honor to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity."
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From 1917 to 1994, half of the bills that were successfully filibustered in the Senate were Civil Rights legislation.
That's the legacy of the filibuster.
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The SAVE Act doesn't save anything.
It hurts women who want to vote and creates barriers to keep you from voting. I was happy to vote against it.
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The Post Office boxes at one of the most heavily trafficked post offices in all of Charlotte yesterday. I’ve never seen these at the Downtown station before.
ALT Two blue post office boxes with trash bags covering the mail slot
ALT Two more blue post office boxes with trash bags covering the mail slot
ALT Two blue post office boxes with red locks
ALT Two more blue post office boxes with red locks
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.@HowardU is federally chartered. Congressional appropriations fund Howard University and Howard University Hospital. It is absolutely appropriate for Howard University to receive emergency funding. #HBCU
$13,000,000 in taxpayer funds could be going to families across the nation struggling to put food on the table in the midst of COVID-19.
Instead, it's going to Howard University.
Education is important- but a $13 million check to Howard does not belong in COVID-19 relief.
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I just voted - for the eighth time - for Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House!
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Tonight I’m joining the women of the @HouseDemocrats in wearing suffragette white for the #SOTU. We wear white to stand in solidarity with the women who came before us & to show that we are continuing to fight #ForThePeople and to advance women’s rights.
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Wore a new mask to votes tonight. It’s up to us to make good trouble now.
ALT Alma Adams wearing a COVID-19 mask with the words “Good Trouble”
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On #NationalHatDay, I'm proud to nominate Carolina @Panthers legend @CameronNewton for the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the Order of the Palmetto, the highest awards given by the governors of the Carolinas.
Thanks Cam for all you've done for Charlotte and the Carolinas.
ALT Letter from Congresswoman Adams to the Governors of North Carolina and South Carolina requesting the highest awards of the Carolinas – the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, and the Order of the Palmetto – be conferred to Carolina Panthers legend Cameron Jerrell Newton.
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Today is Amanda Gorman's birthday.
"When day comes, we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it." - "The Hill We Climb"
#WomensHistoryMonth
ALT Amanda Gorman at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration
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The Black maternal health crisis isn’t a partisan issue, but it is a life-and-death issue.
Today, I’m proud to join @RepUnderwood, @SenKamalaHarris, and the @BMHCaucus to make a historic announcement about our work to solve this crisis.
#Momnibus
#BlackMomsMatter
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Today I had the honor of greeting @VP as she arrived on the tarmac in Raleigh this morning. It was even more special to celebrate this moment with my granddaughter Myrical so she can see what the future holds for young women in America. #ANewWayForward
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It's a new dawn, it's a new day ...
and I'm proud to cast my vote a fourth time for the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House.
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The President is on tape attempting to pressure & blackmail an elections official into changing the results of GA’s election.
Donald Trump belongs in prison. His actions justify it, the integrity of the Constitution necessitates it, & the sanctity of our Democracy requires it.
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The library is the only publicly funded space that educates 8-year-olds, 18-year-olds, 80-year-olds, and everyone in-between.
I agree with @neilhimself, who once said,
“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.”
ALT Congresswoman Alma Adams speaking at the Library Demolition. A half-destroyed main library in the background.
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Proud to stand with @ncdems in tonight's roll call as we stand up for democracy!
#ANewWayForward
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This is Congresswoman Adams’ staff. She was just arrested protesting for abortion rights and reproductive justice at the Supreme Court. More information as it develops.
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Hey @SenSchumer, wouldn't today be a great day to #CancelStudentDebt?
Biden "has and continues to support cancelling $10K of student loan debt," Psaki says.
Democrats are pushing a resolution calling on Biden to forgive $50K in student debt for all borrowers.
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Sixty-two years ago, four courageous Black students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College sat down at a whites-only lunch counter and asked to be served. In doing so, the Greensboro Four changed the United States forever. #BlackHistoryMonth
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The ideology-driven abortion legislation being considered in the NC General Assembly ignores the realities pregnant women face, as well as the maternal health crisis facing American women.
Below is my statement on today's veto override vote in the #NCGA: adams.house.gov/media-center…
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The President can - and should - #CancelStudentDebt this month.
I’m proud to fight shoulder-to-shoulder alongside @RepPressley, @Ilhan, @RepAdams, and @RepMaxineWaters to #CancelStudentDebt. vox.com/2020/12/17/22179577/…
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My mom cleaned other peoples’ houses so I could serve in the House of Representatives. I can’t thank her enough. #NationalSingleParentDay
ALT Young Alma Adams with her mom
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Proud to be on Team #CancelStudentDebt!
Hey @RepAdams: Today would be a great day to #CancelStudentDebt!
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This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek and every other week, let’s ensure women have what they need to not only survive, but to thrive — before, during and after pregnancy.
Let’s make the health and well-being of Black women a priority. Black mamas can’t wait, and neither should we.
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Looking forward to welcoming my Alpha Kappa Alpha soror and our @VP Kamala Harris to North Carolina today!
(From an appropriate social distance, of course)
ALT Kamala Harris and Alma Adams, socially distanced.
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I’m all in favor of wearing a good piece of headgear—but I’m concerned that the Republicans proposing a $30 billion cut to SNAP need to take their tinfoil hats off!
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To be surrounded by such a phenomenal team of women who lead on and off the field is indescribable. Thank you @USWNT for including Charlotte in your Victory Tour!
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Can you guess what the upcoming proposal I'm releasing with @Ilhan & @RepPressley is about?
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Cancel Student Loan Debt
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All of the Above
2,511 votes • Final results
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We secured $10 billion for #HBCUs and #MSIs in the #BuildBackBetter Act.
That's the largest single investment in our schools ... ever.
Build Back Better is a victory for #HBCUs. Period.
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I am proud to support Hakeem Jeffries, and I will continue to vote for him for Speaker on the fourth ballot and on all subsequent ballots.
Democrats are unified behind @RepJeffries.
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I’m proud to cast today’s first vote for Speaker of the House for my friend, Mr. Hakeem Jeffries.
ALT Hakeem Jeffries in a Hat outside the House
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More than 35,000 people won’t be coming home for the holidays this year due to gun violence.
Enough is enough - @senatemajldr, pass gun safety reform now.
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531,000 jobs were added in October, and we just found out the last two months of job growth were better than we thought.
The United States has now added 5.5 million jobs since President Biden took office less than a year ago.
Biden's economic plan is working. #BuildBackBetter
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Proud to stand with @SenKamalaHarris and reintroduce the #MaternalCAREAct to improve maternal health outcomes for Black mothers by implementing implicit bias training and at home care. #BlackMamasMatter
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I just voted - for the 11th time - for Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House.
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If you know me, you know I love my hats. However, last I checked, wearing a hat on the House Floor is a violation of the rules.
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. @realDonaldTrump is the shutdown President. This is unacceptable & we deserve better. It’s bewildering that the President rejected a funding measure introduced by Senate Republicans w/broad bipartisan support. Republicans have given the American people a shutdown for Christmas.
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I just cast my vote a 14th‼️ time for the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House.
If the far-right Freedom Caucus rules package passes tonight, it may not be the last time, since ANY member will have the power to call a vote to remove Mr. McCarthy.
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The President committed bribery.
#2019in4words
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On the way back to DC for tonight’s House rules vote.
ALT Rep. Alma Adams on a plane
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Despite overwhelming public support, the Trump @FCC voted to end #NetNeutrality. I’m joining 149 of my colleagues to support legislation to #SaveTheInternet.
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Standing with women means protecting our healthcare & ending attacks @PPact – it is time to put our interests over politics. #womensday2017
Repealing #ACA would devastate health care access for women— no wonder the GOP didn't want to share its plan vox.com/identities/2017/3/6/…
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Don't forget @VP @KamalaHarris. She has always been a champion for the #Momnibus, and because of her work to make sure it's included in the bill, #BuildBackBetter will save lives.
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Today I released the following statement about the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Below is a statement from @SpeakerPelosi, @RepBeatty, and myself on the despicable bomb threats against #HBCUs.
Terrorism and racism have no place on college campuses or anywhere in our nation.
ALT “The continued bomb threats against HBCUs are hate crimes that must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This third round of bomb threats on Historically Black College and University campuses demands a swift response from federal and state law enforcement agencies. It is especially jarring that these threats come during Black History Month, when we not only celebrate the immense contributions of Black Americans, but also remember the violence so many had to endure to secure civil rights and voting rights. “We are closely monitoring the situation and doing everything we can to bring an end to these threats. Terrorism and racism have no place on college campuses or anywhere in our nation.”
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There's a lot of disinformation out there about The Inflation Reduction Act, so it's important to make something clear:
>>> No analysis shows direct tax increases on individuals making less than $400,000. <<<
President Biden is keeping his promises.
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We deeply regret a previous tweet based on a false news report. ajc.com/news/state--regional…
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I just stepped out of the Education & Workforce Committee to update you.
Republicans have put forth a bill that would be detrimental to our students. It will devastate student aid programs so students will not have the opportunity they deserve.
We’re going to fight this bill.
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#BlackLivesMatter, all right now!
ALT Black Lives Matter painted on the street in Uptown Charlotte
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Prescription drug companies are charging Americans prices that are three, four and even ten times higher than what they charge for the same drugs in other countries. @HouseDemocratrs are working #ForThePeople to #LowerDrugCosts.
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Last night, I was honored to join members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation to serve a Thanksgiving dinner to our service members at Fort Bragg. Thank you @POTUS Joe Biden and @FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden for joining us.
ALT Reps Alma Adams and Kathy Manning feed members of the Airborne
ALT Rep. Adams opening the sweet potato casserole while Rep. Manning waves.
ALT Rep. Adams with General Michael Garrett and PFC Drummond
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Watch my remarks from today and join us in working to #CancelStudentDebt:
"Student debt prevents Americans from building & creating wealth, contributing to the wealth gap. This is felt most acutely by Black & Brown Americans who have historically been denied by their country the privilege of financial freedom" --@RepAdams #CancelStudentDebt
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#EndTheFilibuster
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Proud to join my @BMHCaucus co-chair @RepUnderwood, @POTUS, and @VP at the @WhiteHouse as we get the first Black Maternal Health Momnibus bill signed into law.
Now let’s pass the #BuildBackBetter Act with its Momnibus provisions.
Black mamas can’t wait!
ALT President Biden addresses the crowd with VP Harris behind him.
ALT Rep. Adams and Rep. Underwood at the White House
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No one accomplishes anything alone and, today, Congress showed how greatness can be achieved when we come together #ForTheFUTURE of our students, our #HBCUs and our #MSIs.
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Out today: the first US quarter to ever feature a Black woman. 🪙 🙌🏾
As a leader in the civil rights movement, poet laureate, college professor, and actress, Maya Angelou's example of class, empowerment, and humility will continue to inspire Americans for centuries.
ALT US Mint Maya Angelou Quarter. The quarter has Angelou's arms stretched in front of a bird's wingspan, with rays of light radiating from her head.
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President Biden has the opportunity to build a stronger foundation of social and economic mobility for all.
#CancelStudentDebt
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On this day in 1960, four courageous Black students from NC A&T sat down at a whites-only lunch counter and asked to be served. In doing so, the Greensboro Four sparked the sit-in movement and changed the United States forever. #BlackHistoryMonth
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I was trying to find my hat for the @HRC NC celebration tonight, and I think I found the one 👍
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Charlotte has amazing artists. Everyone in our city should be proud of this work. #blm
ALT Alma Adams looking at the Black Lives Matter Art uptown
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The Delta variant is still holding our economy back, but the economy still created 235,000 jobs this month. Despite the economic anxiety created by a pandemic of the unvaccinated, the economy still created jobs.
Imagine how fast we can #BuildBackBetter if we all get vaccinated.
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Today, Congress kept its promise to America’s students. I am pleased to announce the passage of my bill, the #FUTUREAct, a measure that permanently reauthorizes critical, mandatory funding for our #HBCUs and #MSIs.
#ForTheFUTURE
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I'm proud to join @VP Kamala Harris and the @WhiteHouse for today's Black Maternal Health Day of Action Summit. #BuildBackBetter cnn.com/2021/12/07/politics/…
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The first #100DaysForThePeople were just the beginning. Excited about continuing to show the American people we are serious about fighting for their families each and every day! cnn.it/2UfwPJw
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Did you know the filibuster is NOT written into the Constitution?
It’s a racist and arcane tool that came about in the Jim Crow Era.
If we want to pass bold, progressive, and transformative bills – we must #EliminateTheFilibuster.
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“A doctor must set the pieces of a broken bone before it heals; they must remove the tumor and eliminate the cancer before the body can convalesce. People who would so boldly try to overturn democracy have no place in our body politic.”
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It’s time to cancel $50,000 in federal debt for every student and borrower in the country. #CancelStudentDebt
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The Department of Education has broad administrative authority to cancel Federal student loan debt. I'm urging the Biden-Harris Administration to change lives on day one. #CancelStudentDebt adams.house.gov/media-center…
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I'm proud to cast my vote a fifth time for the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker of the House.
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Honored to join my @TheBlackCaucus colleagues today as we celebrate the passage of the infrastructure bill. #BuildBackBetter
ALT Members of the Congressional Black Caucus celebrating the passage of the infrastructure bill on Capitol Hill.
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North Carolina has 14 Representatives (elect) in the House. Seven Democrats, seven Republicans.
We're to take a 14th vote for Speaker.
Below are the seven who got it right the first time.
ALT Representatives-elect Wiley Nickel, Kathy Manning, Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., Deborah Ross, Valerie Foushee, Don Davis, and Jeff Jackson at the US Capitol in early 2023
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Congressman John Lewis has been a fighter his entire life - fighting for the equality and civil rights of all people with unwavering faith and wisdom.
My colleague, a warrior like no other, I know you will fight this, too.
Our prayers are with you, @repjohnlewis.
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