On the recordJuly 22, 2010
Last night I had an opportunity to preview a documentary entitled ``Homeless, the Motel Kids of Orange County.'' In the shadow of Disneyland, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi captures the stark reality of children who are living in motels. For all the legitimate policy differences that divide people in Congress, sometimes it's jarring how starkly we view different worlds, that we can believe in different facts. But these children live in a world, the reality of which can be denied only by people who don't bother to see and listen. I hope my colleagues will watch the HBO documentary Monday, or better yet, get a copy of the DVD to review themselves and with their staff. We appear at times to be capable of arguing with a straight face about what the day's date is, but this is an area where we should agree to assign priority, spend precious dollars, and refine our policies. These children deserve our best. ____________________
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