Manchin Lines His Campaign Coffers As Mylan Workers Are Shown The Door
April 26, 2018
* Last Friday, Mylan announced they were laying off about 15 percent of their workforce at their Morgantown, West Virginia plant.
* The layoffs are the latest in a string of questionable business practices by Senator Manchin's Mylan executive allies, overseen by Manchin's daughter and Mylan CEO Heather Bresch.
* Under Bresch's watch, the cost of the EpiPen, a life-saving device used by adults and kids, increased by close to 500 percent.
* Mylan was forced to pay $465 million after the Department of Health and Human Services found they overcharged taxpayers by at least $1.27 billion for Medicaid reimbursement of the EpiPen.
* Meanwhile, Bresch and other executives have seen their salaries grow during these scandals and there were calls for Mylan's board to be ousted over a $98 million pay package given to Chairman and former CEO Robert Coury in 2016.
* Amidst the layoffs and scandals, Mylan has continued to contribute to Manchin's war chest for his upcoming election.
* Mylan executives and employees contributed more than $50,000 to Manchin's campaign in the first quarter of 2018.
* Mylan-connected individuals and PACs are Manchin's second-largest group of donors, contributing at least $132,000 before this most recent filing. ...
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