Rep. Adams Addresses Tragedy in Charlotte in Vigil & House Floor Speeches

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.

In her remarks, Rep. Adams commemorated the heroism of the four officers, the humanity in those who rushed to their aid and to secure and protect the city, thanked her fellow representative from Charlotte, Congressman Jeff Jackson (NC-14), for leading a moment of silence on the House floor on her behalf, and called for grieving residents to "turn anguish into action" to reduce gun violence.

Rep. Adams' Tuesday remarks, at an interfaith vigil at Little Rock Zion AME Church in Charlotte, can be watched here.

Rep. Adams' Wednesday speech, delivered on the floor of the U.S. House, can be watched here.

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Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. represents North Carolina's 12th Congressional District (Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Cabarrus County) and serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Education & the Workforce, where she serves as ranking member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee.