Alma Adams

I have, over the years, appreciated Planned Parenthood's good work in promoting healthcare for men and for women.

I have a very serious interest in HBCUs.

And by the way, all farms are small farms in New Hampshire by any of my colleagues' reckoning.

What I see in my district, and certainly the polling bears this out, but the reality of our lives bears this out, people want to understand what is in their food.

The bill, in my opinion, is mean-spirited. It punishes people in high unemployment areas.

What components of the USDA transfer are you thinking about potentially benefiting those veterans as they transition back from active duty into veteran status?

the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is critically important to higher education in general

Congressman David Rouzer of North Carolina, and North Carolina A&T University graduate, Congresswoman Alma Adams, who has served as a Representative and advocate for more than 20 years.

We might need to look at that, not that I want to be punitive.

People are working hard every day, two and three jobs. Working hard is not enough if you don't make enough.

We have about 600,000 children who qualify for free and reduced lunch and only 14 percent are accessing.

I heard a troubling story about a child who was 20 to 30 feet from the approved site of the bus stop where the food was being served.

I have some serious issues with food insecurity in North Carolina. We have got a high rate, 26 percent.

Thank you, Chairwoman Foxx, for holding this hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Given their vital importance to underrepresented and low-income students, the federal government must continue to support and invest in these institutions.

We need to give special consideration, special focus on institutions that provide access and are affordable.

We must move away from linear measurements of success that do not take into account the unique circumstances that face low-income students that are often students of color.

But we must ensure that we are equipping institutions, like our HBCUs, with the tools and the resources necessary to serve the unique needs of their student populations.

I believe that higher education should be accessible to everyone regardless of their race, their ethnicity, their religion, or any other factors that make us unique.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reauthorize the Higher Education Act in this Congress.

I wish to acknowledge the ranking member of our full committee, Congressman Bobby Scott, and thank him for being here for this important hearing.

I wish to acknowledge the Ranking Member of our full committee, Congressman Bobby Scott, and thank him for being here for this important hearing.

I believe that we have to be more thoughtful about how we measure the success of these institutions.

I want to make sure both the adults and children in my district will continue to have access to SNAP if they need it.

The House Republican Budget proposes converting SNAP to a block grant program. This is strongly opposed by our nation's food banks because it will result in fewer families receiving help when they are hungry.