The U.S. House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, under the umbrella of the full Energy and Commerce Committee, dealt with Medicaid and Medicare fraud Wednesday -- and, while officials from the Obama administration could not provide solid numbers, other witnesses estimated that fraud and waste in these programs cost taxpayers between $60 billion and $90 billion.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced Tuesday that he will lead Republicans on the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs under the umbrella of the full Senate Foreign Relations Committee -- giving the Sunshine State one more seat at the table in dealing with the U.S.s policy in Latin America.

Rubio said he understood the important connections between South and Central American nations and the Sunshine State.