Although these stories may have given some members a renewed sense of urgency, it is important to put the problem into context.

While I support the bill's goals, I cannot support the measure in its current form.

Patients should be able to rely on their medications to be safe, effective, and unadulterated.

Unfortunately, the bills we are discussing today do not adequately address the problems.

Both counterfeit drugs and large-scale medical product theft pose substantial risks to the public.

I believe that government and industry working together, at all points along the factory to retail chain to prevent and detect such thefts, would yield greater reductions than continually adding crimes and penalties to the code when there…

I sympathize with the needs of rights holders and manufacturers to protect the integrity of their brands and the safety of their products.

On behalf of Governor Rick Scott and the people of Florida, I thank you and the committee in taking the initiative to address this critical issue.

We have been prepared for the eventuality of oil drilling off Cuba's coast.

We are also aware of the type of government that we are dealing with in Cuba.

It's going to be up to the state attorney's office to decide what, if any, criminal charges could be filed.