What Alma S. Adams said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in favor of the NIH IMPROVE Act. One of my core beliefs that has led to my work in Congress is that health care is our most basic human right.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Chancellor Sharon Gaber and the exceptional work that she has done leading the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Under Chancellor Gaber's leadership, UNC Charlotte has experienced record enrollment, achieved the coveted R1 status, and made investments that are transforming Charlotte's education landscape and our community.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Hayes) for yielding time. I thank her for her unwavering support of children and for having been the National Teacher of the Year.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak for the 186 Americans who have lost their lives today, not because of disease or illness, but because they did not have access to the health insurance they needed to get treatment.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, my community of Charlotte was under siege by the Department of Homeland Security's campaign of terror last month.”

“Cruelty was the point of their operation, but Charlotte never caved in to their cruelty. Instead, citizens packed churches for training to empower themselves to respond to Border Patrol agents.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor a giant in our State's history, a giant in our profession, and a giant in the fight for civil rights, the late James Ferguson II, who passed away on Monday, July 21, at age 82.”

“Mr. Ferguson understood something that I often say about HBCUs: They were not built for comfort. They were built for purpose. So was he. Educated at North Carolina Central University and Columbia Law School, he returned home not to make headlines, Madam Speaker, but to make a difference.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for yielding. When you see something that is not right, not fair, or not just, you have a moral obligation to say something, to do something.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to recognize the eighth anniversary of Black Maternal Health Week, founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance. I want to take a moment to honor the life and legacy of my constituent, Fatima Carter.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. De La Cruz for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, on the final day of Women's History Month, I rise tonight to highlight the value of the Women's History Museum.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise because this bill threatens the principles that make our schools and sports fields places of opportunity. This bill does not protect anyone. It unjustly targets transgender women and girls under the guise of fairness, but exclusion is not fairness, Mr.”