User Clip: Rep. Alma Adams Floor Speech on HR 2694, the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), co-founder and co-chair of the Black Maternal Health Caucus, as well as chair of the House Education & Labor Committee Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, delivered remarks from the House floor in support of H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act. Adams is one of the co-sponsors of the bill.

“I’m pleased that the House is taking up the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act today, which will create a clear set of rules for employers to follow that require them to provide accommodations for pregnant workers to continue to work and support their families,” said Adams in her remarks. “Today, we are sending the message that nowhere in America should a you have to worry about the health of your pregnancy because your employer won’t accommodate you! Today, we tell millions of Americans that pregnancy won’t prevent them from taking their dreams as far as they can take them!”

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