“I have always felt that the District of Columbia should be the model of perfection in municipal government and showplace for our Nation for all who visit the National Capital to see… As a result of ratification of the 23rd Amendment, the people of the District are now able to vote for President and Vice President. This is not enough. They should also be entitled to representation in the Congress.”

Former Senator Prescott Bush (R-CT, father of President George H.W. Bush), speaking before the Senate in 1961