We begin with the West Virginia’s Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. The Democratic West Virginia senator’s daughter, Heather Bresch, is CEO of Mylan, the manufacturer of EpiPens. A two-dose package, costing around $94 nine years ago, rose more than 500 percent to an average cost of $608 in May, according to the Elsevier Clinical Solutions’ Gold Standard Drug Database.
Manchin had endorsed, Hillary Clinton.
Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota addressed the price hike at press conferences alongside doctors and affected families Wednesday August 24, 2016. Klobuchar told reporters. “And I have never seen Senator Manchin intervene himself in any of these cases involving this company. I’ve never seen that happen. I know him very well.” He remained silent.
None of them, Democrats or Republicans, went out of their way to mention Manchin’s family connection. Nor the connection of the large sums of money given to the Clinton Foundation for the privileged of political silence and elite protection of the price gouging. Only when caught did Hillary Clinton spoke out on this as well as the Senators. The Good Old Boy's Club.
The pharmaceutical company under fire for increasing the cost of its life-saving EpiPen has been criticized by Hillary Clinton — despite the fact that the manufacturer donated to the Clinton Foundation.
And the lies begin:
And the lies begin:
Records available on the website of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation reveal Mylan, the company that manufactures the EpiPen, has donated up to $250,000.
On Wednesday, Clinton released a statement blasting her family foundation’s donor.
“Over the last several years, Mylan Pharmaceuticals has increased the price of EpiPens by more than 400%. They’re now charging up to $600 for a two-EpiPen set that must be replaced every 12-18 months. This both increases out-of-pocket costs for families and first responders, and contributes to higher premiums for all Americans and their employers,” Clinton said in a statement released to reporters by her campaign.
“That’s outrageous — and it’s just the latest troubling example of a company taking advantage of its consumers … [I]t’s wrong when drug companies put profits ahead of patients, raising prices without justifying the value behind them.”
The Associated Press reported that the CEO of Mylan, Heather Bresch, is the daughter of West Virginia’s Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.
Manchin, a supporter of Clinton’s presidential campaign, received $60,650 from Mylan’s PAC and employees, the Washington Post reported.
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