Jordan Apollo Pazell, Student
Remarks as prepared for delivery
Aug. 27 2008

Fellow Democrats, delegates and friends. My name is Apollo Pazell and I represent the great state of Utah. I am a proud son, grandson and great- grandson. A proud representative of the 723 voters of the great mining town of Copperton. A proud Democrat and a proud supporter of Hillary Clinton.

I am equally proud to be here as the third-youngest delegate and a representative of the many young voters who were galvanized to action by Hillary. I am here because my great-grandmother Kathryn is a breast cancer survivor who lost her health coverage when her husband died last year. She's 89 years old and is currently living at home with hospice care because she cannot afford an assisted-living facility on Medicare.

I am here because I see our broken health care system through her experience, an experience shared by too many people, and I believe with all my heart that we can and must achieve health care for all-as Hillary says-"no excuses, no exceptions, no one left out!"

That's why I supported Hillary Clinton, an expert and champion on health care, a leader who we know never gives in and never gives up. Today, I proudly second the nomination of Hillary Clinton on behalf of my two great- grandmothers, Theresa and Kathryn, both Utah residents, and both born before women had the right to vote. I am proud to be one of the 18 million standing for Hillary.