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Scarlet Johanssons Public Speaking Its an honor to be here tonight. I speak to you not as a representative of young Hollywood, but as a representative of the many millions of young Americans, particularly young women, who depend on public and nonprofit programs to help them survive. I grown up in New York city with four sibling. My father barely made enough to get by.(我父亲艰难度日) We moved every year, and we finally settle in a housing development for lower middle income families. We went to public schools and depended on programs for school transport and lunches, as did most of my friends. My girlfriends from high school to this day still depend on Planned Parenthood and often Medicaid for important health care services. In 2008, less than half of all eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 24 voted, less than half. Young America, why are we only speaking with half our voice when so many issues at stake here directly affect us? You know who I am voting for. Im not going to tell you who to vote for. Im here to ask you to commit to vote. Its never been easier than now. Go to commit.Barack O to register, to find your polling location and any other information you need. Its that easy. Early this week, Chelsea Clinton reminded us that we are the generation whose voices havent been heard. So, vote so that your voice is heard. Over the last two days, weve been reminded of something that perhaps we forgot, what has been accomplished, and what is at stake. Whether we can get health care, afford college, be guaranteed equal pay--all of these thing are at great great risk. And thats why Im here today to use whatever attention Im fortunate enough to receive to shed the spotlight on whats at stake for all of us. When I was a little girl, my mother, she was a registered Democrat. She would take me into the pooling booth, and tell me which buttons to press and when to pull the lever. Is that illegal, I dont know. I remember the excitement I felt in that secret box and felt lik