Congresswoman (and Reverend) Rosa DeLauro from Connecticut

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Description: Congresswoman and reverend Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) gave a rousing speech to the hundreds of progressive religious activists who gathered on the top floor of the Hart Senate office building on July 27, 2006 after spending a day lobbying Congress on the moral imperative of ending poverty. She saluted the participants and thanked them for bringing the issues of poverty to the offices in Washington. Quote: "What brings us together is one of the most important challanges of our time - poverty. 37 million Americans live below the poverty line, with more than one out of every three Americans living in poverty at least two months out of the year and more than 15 million living in severe poverty. The highest levels on record." Amen.