"when he states" is correct and usable in written English.
You would use it when referring to something someone said or wrote. For example: When he states, "I'm going to do my best," we all have faith in his abilities.
When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong".
In two vital matters we agree with him: when he states that "We have had our last chance" and when he states that "it is the establishment of the mechanics that is to difficult".
But Mr. Bell alarms me when he states that "most of the paper now gets chucked once it is digitized".
–What does Mr. Zapatero mean when he states that his government will maintain "cordial relations" with world governments?
Ken is sincere when he states that he regards the Holocaust as the worst crime of the last century.
But I disagree with Kettle when he states: "Bussell's departure will leave a big hole in British dance".
–What does Mr. Walters mean when he states that "Black presidential politics is the strongest form of politics we have"?
Mr. Weiner echoes complaints leveled by many residents when he states that the stop-and-frisk policy requires residents to give up "your rights and your dignity".
SALLY LUKEN, Columbus, Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich is being very unwise when he states: "I don't care what the reason is.
Some senators apparently believe William H. Rehnquist when he states he has always believed racial discrimination is, and ought to be, unconstitutional.
This is precisely what Steiner means when he states that "A book unwritten is more than a void". But what prompts writers to withhold themselves at the conception?
