As they see it.

• Position: Legislators' opinion - Brief article

"At a time when corporate America is considering restricting health care benefits for retirees, it is very appropriate for the legislature to do the same."

--Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma to the Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette on ending lifetime health insurance for retired lawmakers.

"The average college kid has four credit cards and $2,000 in debt."

--George Meldrum, deputy director of the Delaware Council on Gambling Problems on newszap.com about the increase in students' interests in online gambling.

"The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away."

--Missouri Senator Bill Alter to the Boston Globe on his idea to restrict individual cold beer sales as a way to cut down on drunken driving.

"I was genuinely excited. I had butterflies. I thought at this point in my life I was past that."

--New Jersey Assemblyman Jim Whelan in the Star Ledger describing his feelings on the first day of session. Whelan served three terms as mayor of Atlantic City.

"It's going to be a matter of whose ox gets gored ... politics will come with the prioritizing."

--Kentucky Representative Frank Rasche, to the...