the failure of one plan and resulting imposition of withdrawal liability on its contributing employers can have a ripple effect on many other plans.

Well-designed teaching evaluations are an important part of ensuring that our nation's children receive high-quality instruction.

Would removing tenure have an adverse effect on the process of recruiting new teachers into the profession?

It is also important that we recruit the most talented individuals to become teachers in the first place.

Harvesting pressures and practices were altered to increase fishing effort, as measured in reported trips, due to the closure of oyster harvesting in contiguous states during 2010. This led to overharvesting of illegal and sub-legal…

Today, we will examine issues related to the leaks of classified information.

The Obama Administration's work to investigate and prosecute suspected leaks is without peer.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Tonight Florida's governor is calling for the immediate suspension of James Ammons, the president of A&M University.

All I've suggested is that he step aside during the investigation, I'm not asking for him to resign.

All I have suggested is that he step aside during the investigation, I'm not asking for him to resign.

I think it's in his best interests to say look, I want to make sure that this is -- there's no question but this university is doing the right thing and is cooperating.

He's also now calling on all universities in the state of Florida to re-examine their hazing policies to make sure everyone knows that this is a practice that is absolutely condemned.

Governor Rick Scott getting more involved as the days go by. He originally said the state needs to investigate this and he's calling on a state investigation, apparently not happy with just the university itself investigating this incident.

He holds workshops every year. He makes sure that the students know not only is it illegal in the state of Florida to be involved in hazing, but it's something that can also get you kicked out of the band.