Elijah Cummings: “It is not unusual when I go back to my district... for me to hear young men... say, Mr. Cummings, can you help me find a…”

And I don't give a damn how you look at it; there are efforts to stop people from voting. That is not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.

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.

It is only recently in the last 50 years or so that many of these laws have changed.