Blumenthal Asks Justice Department To Investigate EpiPen Maker

By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press
WASHINGTON (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Senators are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether pharmaceutical company Mylan acted illegally when it classified its life-saving EpiPen as a generic drug and qualified for lower rebate payments to states.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota sent a letter to Attorney Gene