As they see it.

• Position: Quotation

"We have the rhinoceros by the tail. Continuing to hold on is a necessity."

--Indiana Representative Scott Pelath (D) in The New York Times, on maintaining the state's competitiveness in the gaming industry as casinos expand in nearby states.

"I think it is the leading edge of the conservative economic and political movement."

--Kansas Representative Tom Sloan (R) in The New York Times, on the Republican Part.v's efforts to enact broad tax reform, including eventually eliminating income taxes.

"I think this is the solution: Stay out of the market. There is no one that has to go to a Justin Bieber concert. If they want to pay the price to Ticketmaster or Verizon or on eBay, that's their business."

--Arkansas Representative Douglas House (R) on efforts to repeal the ban on scalping tickets to music events, in the Times Record.

"I was in the Army, and we used to say, 'The best defense is a good offense.' But I don't believe that holds true on the streets of New Hampshire."

--New Hampshire House Majority Leader Steve Shurtleff (D) in the Concord Monitor, during a five-hour hearing on whether to repeal the "stand your ground" self-defense law.

"When I see someone swerve, I no longer think...