Quick Hit Josh Kalven Thursday April 22nd, 2010, 3:13pm

"I Should Not Be Standing Here Today"

At yesterday's Save Our State rally in Springfield, various leaders of the Responsible Budget Coalition took to the stage to rev up the crowd before their march around (and into) the capitol.  Towards the end of the program, Denver Bitner, president of Lutheran Social Services of Chicago, reminded everyone that "human services are about human beings."  He then brought Deanna Martinez to the stage, who recalled how a state-subsidized addiction treatment program saved her life.  Watch her remarks:

You can check out our full coverage of the rally here.

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