A Place at the Table Page #9

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as a policy on behalf of us all.

We're wasting billions of dollars

by not spending less to fix hunger.

We all understand

that the government

will do the right thing only after

every other possibility

has been exhausted.

We need to bring government

to the right thing much more quickly.

But the only way to do that

is not by, you know,

saying, "Well, you know,

"government will take care of it,"

but by making government care.

We need to make this

an issue where

if you're not with us

on ending hunger,

then we're not gonna

be with you on reelection.

I mean, if making sure

people have enough to eat

is not an important issue,

then I don't know what the hell is.

"'You are where you come from.'

"It is a quote that is said very often.

"If your mother was a single mother,

"you will be a single mother.

"If no one in your family

was a high school graduate,

"you will be the next one

to follow in those footsteps.

"Have you ever been surrounded

by the people you love,

"like your children,

but feel completely alone?

"Have you ever been in a home

with open doors,

"but feel trapped?

"Have you ever been

in a neighborhood

"with constant yelling,

screaming, gunshots,

"and fighting,

but are so accustomed to it

"that it puts you to sleep?

"I know what it's like

to have your children

"look at you in your eyes

and tell you they're hungry,

"and you have to try

to force them to go to sleep

"as if they did something wrong.

"Take time and learn

a little from each of us,

"because you never know

where tomorrow can take you.

"Remember us...

remember people like us

"that are here in the United States

"that need help,

that are not receiving it adequately.

"If we switched lives for a week,

could you handle the stress?

"If we switched salaries

for a month,

"would you be able to live

and still keep your pride?

"Are you aware of my hope

and my determination?

"Are you aware of my dreams

and my struggle?

"Are you aware of my ambition

and motivation?

"Are you aware that I exist?

"My name is Barbara Izquierdo,

and I do exist."

# Look out, Ma, look out, Pa #

# Look at that horizon #

# Something's out there

kicking up dust #

# The storm is coming fast #

# Look out, sister,

look out, brother #

# The river's gonna be rising #

# Something we've been waiting for #

# Oh, it's here at last #

# It's been a long #

# Long time coming #

# It's been a long #

# Long time gone #

# Let's all sing, let's all dance #

# Stomp our feet in that red clay #

# Come on out

of those old brown fields #

# Watch 'em turn to gold #

# It's been a long #

# Long time coming #

# It's been a long #

# Long time gone #

# Ooh, it's been a long #

# Long time coming #

# It's been a long #

# Long time gone #

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