Elijah Cummings: “At some point, we need to say, wait a minute, let us get this right.”

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

Earlier this year, thanks to this committee's efforts, the House passed the Inspector General Access Act, co-sponsored by Chairman Cummings, Congressman Richmond, Congressman Hice, and Congressman Lynch, and hopefully, that will be given…

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.