The CEO of MyLan, Heather Bresch, is the daughter of U.S. Senator and Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia. MyLan is the embattled company that increased the price of EpiPen and it was scrutinized by the public, presidential candidates, the media and the markets. Yet, there was no mention of that family connection in the NBC News article on the company’s woes.

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