Elijah Cummings: “If we can send a man to the moon, we ought to be able to resolve these issues.”

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 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.