Federal investigations in Philadelphia, Boston and Washington have resulted in subpoenas to nearly every big drug maker, seeking information about suspected aggressive and illegal sales techniques that cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

The drug trade is now the largest untaxed industry in the country, robbing the United States Treasury of billions in revenue and costing taxpayers billions more for enforcement.

At the same time, it cost taxpayers billions upon billions of dollars, and fourteen individuals who strapped themselves in for the journey of a lifetime never set foot on Earth again.

The 111th Congress changed the way Washington works to save taxpayers billions and restore responsibility.

"I propose we return to our taxpayers billions of dollars of revenue this year, and possibly more next year," the Governor said in his State of the State address in January.

"Our current law encourages widespread illegal immigration and costs American taxpayers billions of dollars a year," he said.

The case could cost taxpayers billions in breach-of- contract damages.

Chris Huhne, the energy and climate change secretary, has spearheaded the European Union's push for a new international deal that will commit all nations to cutting carbon emissions for the first time and cost British taxpayers billions of pounds.

Broadly speaking, the Senate proposes to end farmers' reliance on subsidies that cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year.

In order to strengthen this state's economy I propose we return to our taxpayers billions of dollars of revenue this year and possibly still more next year.