KENNEDY ON TAINTED HEPARIN SUPPLY

KENNEDY ON TAINTED HEPARIN SUPPLY WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Edward M .Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today released the following statement in response to the FDA’s announcement on the contaminated Heparin supply. Senator Kennedy will hold a health committee hearing on Thursday on this issue. “When a serious health threat is discovered, there is no excuse for delay. Congress and the Administration must work with the FDA to keep Americans safe from these tainted drugs. At a time when the American people are being asked to provide yet more billions for Iraq, we must make certain that the resources are found to address challenges at home.”

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