It's a simple proposition. That the wealth we earn comes from the work that we do.

I believe that America's free market has been the engine of America's great progress.

I commend Senator Clinton for her health care proposal.

We must take steps to avoid that at all costs.

That's how we'll prevent the drug and insurance industry from defeating our reform efforts like they did in 1994.

We all have a stake in each other's success.

what's good for me is good enough.

That's how I was able to pass health care reform in Illinois that covered an additional 150,000 children and their parents.

The decisions that are made in New York's high-rises and hedge funds matter and have consequences for millions of Americans across the country.

We're in a period of serious economic uncertainty, which calls for a president who really grasps the critical issues affecting global markets.

Just because it makes money doesn't mean it's good for business.

I will be a President who believes in your success.

Failure is not an American habit; and in the strength of great hope we must all shoulder our common load.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

I opposed this war from the beginning.

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