So this month and every month, let's reaffirm our shared history as a nation of immigrants dedicated to prosperity and opportunity for all.

Let's end this war in Iraq now and turn the page on the failed policies of the last seven years that have left Latinos, and so many other Americans, behind.

With the energy the Latino community brings to our democracy and our economy, we can be assured that America's future will be bright.

What has always distinguished the Latino community - and what distinguishes us as Americans - is our belief that with big dreams and hard work, anything is possible.

But despite all the progress we've made together, we know that there is more work to be done.

This month, I join all Americans in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to honor the achievements and sacrifices of Hispanic Americans.

I hope that today's decision will lead the prosecutor to reconsider the excessive charges brought against all the teenagers in this case.

I am pleased that the Louisiana state appeals court recognized that the aggravated battery charge brought in this case was inappropriate.

And I hope that the judicial process will move deliberately to ensure that all of the defendants will receive a fair trial and equal justice under the law.

This continues to be a disastrous foreign policy mistake.

The Legislative Black Caucus has fought for a more equal and just government that represents all Californians, not just those with money and access.

We have to come together -- not as Republicans and Democrats -- but as Americans to turn the page in Iraq.

President Bush was wrong when he took us to war.

It is long past time to end a war that never should have started.

Our troops have done a tremendous job in Iraq, and we know they'll do whatever is asked of them-but it's time for the administration to come clean and acknowledge that no amount of American heroism is going to force Iraq's leaders to…

I opposed this war from the beginning.

I think that we should not have had this discussion on 9/11 or 9/10 or 9/12, because I think it perpetuates this notion that, somehow, the original decision to go into Iraq was directly related to the attacks on 9/11.

This continues to be a disastrous foreign policy mistake.