E&C GOP Leaders Ask Obama To Discuss Heparin Contamination With Chinese President During State Visit

Republican House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are asking President Barack Obama to press Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 2007-2008 case of contaminated blood clot prevention drug heparin manufactured in China that led to several deaths and severe reactions in American patients, when the two leaders meet. In a letter to Obama sent Thursday (Sept. 17), the lawmakers note that Chinese officials stymied FDA's investigation into the matter. Obama will host Xi at the White House for an official...