Alma Adams

Latest speeches

1. “Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans” · U.S. House of Representatives · 16 September 2026

   • Chair Owens opens hearing: focus on international athletes

     “Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you to our witnesses for being here today. This is the final hearing in this subcommittee before the House once again returns to our district for a long recess. And since the beginning of…”

     Watch from 20:11

   • Ranking Member Adams: Trump attacks on international students

     “International students can offer new perspectives, new ideas, and skills that make America's schools rich in both academic achievement and cultural diversity. Tragically, the Trump administration's bigoted attacks on international students have made coming to the US to attend college…”

     Watch from 20:49

   • Adams: college affordability crisis and Democratic agenda

     “So we must respect and honor that pursuit by tearing down barriers to entry, not building more walls. In today's economy, a college education is the strongest engine of economic mobility and the surest path to the American dream. College…”

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   4 more clips in this sitting

2. “Supporting Working Families: State-Led Child Care Solutions” · U.S. House of Representatives · 1 September 2026

   • Rep. Adams (NC): child care deserts, workforce pay, and disabilities

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for your testimony and for being here today. There's been a lot of discussion about what states are doing on child care, and that's important. But states cannot solve this problem alone,…”

     Watch from 1:08:28

   • Rep. Adams (NC): child care deserts, workforce pay, and disabilities

     “Okay. So, Ms. Melnick, we can build all the child care centers we want, but they cannot stay open if there's nobody there to care for the children. And you point out that child care educators are paid very little.…”

     Watch from 1:10:59

3. H.R. 8781, "Title IX Clarification Act of 2026"; H.R. 4986, "Parents Opt-in Protection Act"; H.R. 8747, "K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act of 2026"; H.R. 8183, "Modernizing Access to Talents, Credentials, and Hiring (MATCH) Act of 2026"; H.R. 9723, "Fit Future Act"; H.R. 8660, "Valuing Employee Stock Today Act"; H.R. 8347, "Reinforcing Underserved, Rural, and Local (RURAL) Healthcare Act"; H.R. 6213, "Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025"; H.R. 8775, "Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act"; H.R. 5267, "American Franchise Act" · U.S. House of Representatives · 21 July 2026

   • Parents Opt-in Protection Act (H.R. 4986): consent shift and data concerns

     “This is about whether schools will have reliable information to protect children and to help them succeed. I'm also concerned that this bill will not affect every community equally. Parents with more time, reliable internet access, and familiarity with school…”

     Watch from 2:19:41

   • Heat Workforce Standards Act (H.R. 6213): blocking OSHA heat rule and alternative standard

     “Clerk will report the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me start by saying that this bill, the Heat Workforce Standards Act, is cruel and it's deadly. Every year, tens of thousands of workers experience heat-related injuries in the U.S.…”

     Watch from 3:53:50

   • Ending Predator Access to Union Power Act (H.R. 8775): scope, Epstein issue, and failed title change

     “Point of order is reserved. I now recognize the gentlewoman from North Carolina, five minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do support the underlying goal of the bill to prevent sexual predators from managing collective bargaining and labor relation processes.…”

     Watch from 5:25:27

4. H.R. 9607, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act"; H.R. 9609, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act"; H.R. 9602, "Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act"; H.R. 9603, "Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act"; H.R. 9605, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act"; H.R. 9606, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act"; H.R. 9611, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act"; H.R. 9610, "Less Bureaucracy, Better K-12 Education Act"; H.R. 9608, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act"; H.R. 9604, "Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act" · U.S. House of Representatives · 15 July 2026

   • H.R. 9606 (Student-Parent Child Care): CCAMPIS to HHS

     “Amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 9606 offered by Mr. Onder of Missouri, identifier H.R. 9606 ANS_01.”

     Watch from 3:17:40

   • H.R. 9606 (Student-Parent Child Care): CCAMPIS to HHS

     “Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have an amendment at the desk. I think it's underscore zero zero one.”

     Watch from 3:31:37

   • H.R. 9611: Democratic safeguards on MSIs, GAO, and politicization

     “I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 9611 offered by Mr. Takano of California, identifier TAKANO_9611AMD_03.”

     Watch from 3:56:59
   15 more clips in this sitting

5. “Field of Fees: Private Equity’s Role in the Commercialization of American Youth Sports” · U.S. House of Representatives · 30 June 2026

   • Rep. Adams & Van Dyke: market power, retaliation, and PPP guardrails

     “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to our witnesses for being here. Ms. Van Dyke, youth sports should be about children. They should be about health, teamwork, confidence, and giving every child a place to belong. But what we're…”

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