Elijah Cummings: “I want to thank you for calling this hearing.”

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.

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.

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