Elijah Cummings: “The impact on veterans is just one example of the toll the shutdown is taking on Americans.”

That year, Bayou La Batre did elect its first Asian-American city council member.

The American people demanded that their representatives in Washington fight for them and for what affects their lives on a day-to-day basis.

I am extremely proud that our committee is holding the first hearing on D.C. Statehood in the House of Representatives in more than 25 years.

Asian Americans are often still seen as outsiders, as foreigners, as aliens.