Elijah Cummings: “On his first day in office, President Obama made clear that open government would be a priority in his administration.”

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

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.

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