Elijah Cummings: “Let me say from the outset that I have a tremendous interest in HUBZones.”

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.

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.

If we had a House and if we had a Senate that would pass legislation and we had a President that would sign it, this problem which is the subject of this hearing today could be fixed.