DENVER, Aug. 28 DNCC-BritoAsenap-Rmks
DENVER, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript
of a speech, as prepared for delivery, by Teresa Brito-Asenap at the
Democratic National Convention on Thursday, August 28, 2008:
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Scheduled for delivery: August 28, 2008 - 7:00-8:00 pm MT
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
Teresa Brito-Asenap
Democratic National Convention
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery
Buenas noches, good evening.
I am Teresa Brito-Asenap from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The first nine
years of my life my grandparents worked with me to study and learn. They
always talked about the importance of education. But it was not until third
grade that I realized that mi abuelita, my grandmother, could neither read nor
write.
But because of them, today I hold a doctorate in education. I owe them and
my parents everything. Strong families raise strong students. All they need
are world-class schools and dedicated teachers. Yet because of George W. Bush
and John McCain, our schools don't have the resources they need to meet the
high standards of No Child Left Behind.
We don't need four more years of the same. We need to turn the page and
put our kids at the head of the class. Barack Obama will invest $10 billion a
year in early education funding and give any student who wants to go to
college a $4,000 tax credit. That's the change we need and the change Barack
Obama will bring as president of the United States.
Arriba y adelante - si se puede!
SOURCE 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee
