We are gathered here today to celebrate the life, and mourn the passing, of Dr. Dorothy Height.

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It was a moving letter, and Paul closed it with a few words about the hallowed cemetery where we are gathered here today.

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"We all know that these are uncertain times for hundreds of people gathered here today who are threatened with the loss of their homes, " said Yvonne Mariajimenez, an attorney with the nonprofit Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.

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So we can't afford to put this off, and the dedicated public servants who are gathered here today understand that and they are ready to get going, and this window between now and the August recess I think is going to be the make-or-break period.

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