Quotes for January 23

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— Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who continues to recover from a shooting a little more than a year ago.

“If it was a distraction, we want to get back to the real issues in the campaign — leadership, character and vision for America, how to get jobs in America.”

— Mitt Romney, who moved quickly to cut his losses before the next GOP contest with a promise to release his income tax returns within 48 hours after earlier refusing to do so.


“I’m getting better. Every day my spirit is high. I have more work to do on my recovery. So to do what’s best for Arizona, I will step down this week.”

— Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who continues to recover from a shooting a little more than a year ago.