Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) holds a news conference with (L-R) Hispanic National Bar Association President Ramona Romero, Claudine Karasik of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Hispanic Federation President Lillian Rodriguez Lopez and National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia in the LBJ Room at the U.S. Captiol August 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Menedez and the Latino organization leaders urged the Senate, including Republican members, to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.