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There was a couple of stories on Capitol Hill deemed worthy of coverage by a correspondent. CBS' Thalia Assuras attended a rally for a new GI Bill for military veterans. "Military recruiting ads virtually promise a college education," she stated, yet nowadays benefits have "plummeted," covering barely half the cost of tuition at a state-run university, with no stipend for housing or books. The proposed legislation would restore college aid to 1940s levels, "which covered all costs for World War II veterans." ABC's Elisabeth Leamy attended House hearings into Heparin, the blood thinning medication made by Baxter Pharmaceuticals used during dialysis. The drug has killed 81 patients because of tainted ingredients imported by Baxter from China. The Food & Drug Administration believes that Changzhou SPI, the company that makes Heparin's active ingredient "intentionally substituted a chemically similar compound to save money," Leamy reported. "Until this crisis the FDA had never inspected the Chinese plant."
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