DC does not think voting rights alone will give them equality with other states, they beilive the only way to do this is DC statehood. The DC Voting Rights bill will not change the District’s political status or afford either democracy or equality under the US Constitution for DC residents. Only statehood will give us democratic self-government and our two Senators and one Representative in Congress,” said Renee Bowser. While statehood will "will end Congress’s control over local laws, policies, and budgets, citing a long list of examples of Congress imposing its will on the District over the opposition of residents".