As they see it.

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"When I first came here, people said, "You're the first comedian to come to the statehouse.' I say, "I'm the first professional comedian to come to the statehouse."

--Vermont Representative Jason Lorber, who does standup gigs, produces comedy shows and runs improvisational workshops, to the Associated Press.

"I don't consider it nerve-racking, I consider it fascinating."

--California Assemblywoman Karen Bass, to the Sacramento Bee, about spending two or three hours per day making her case with colleagues on why she should be the next speaker. It worked. She will became that state's first African-American female speaker.

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"I think we need to have our militia down there."

--Tennessee House Majority Leader Gary Odom to The Chattanooga Times Free Press about a border dispute his state is having with Georgia, which wants access to the Tennessee River.

"That dog could be moved all over the state and continue to do what dangerous dogs do, and that's attack."

--Nebraska Senator Vickie McDonald to the Grand island independent about the need for a law that would require "dangerous" dogs to be implanted with tracking chips to greatly restrict their movement.

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"This Legislature has...