Elijah Cummings: “But yet and still, people are not getting those opportunities.”

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

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 becoming more politically visible, and our numbers are showing that.

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