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.

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

This continues to be a disastrous foreign policy mistake.

President Bush was wrong when he took us to war.

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

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…

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

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

I opposed this war from the beginning.

We give thanks for the emergency responders who set an example of selfless sacrifice that we will never forget.

And we honor the brave men and women of the United States military -- and their families -- for bearing an awesome burden these last six years.

As America marks the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we pause to remember each and every victim and to grieve with the families that lost a loved one.