resending policy is based on policyholders and rescinding coverage for all families -- for all family members based on the earlier to disclose the the medical condition of one family member. the investigation has also found >> according to documents obtained by committee, one official was awarded a perfect score of 5 for exceptional performance based on having saved the company nearly $10 million through recisions. these practices revealed that when an insurance company receives a claim for an expensive, life-saving treatment, some of them will look for a way, anyway, to avoid having to pay for it. this is an eerily similar situation in what we found last year. investigation of long-term health care insurance policies where inscrupulous sales people would sell policies to seniors, then change or revoke the policies once the enrollee was locked into a plan and making payments. the companies who engage in these recision practices argue that they are entirely legal. and to an extent, they are. but that goes against the whole point of insurance. when times are good, the insurance companie

company's policy to deny coverage to any applicant that discloses that he or she had previous policies resended? you heard some of the witnesses today say, look, once i get rescinded, no company is going to write me again, on an individual policy. is that correct, mr. sassi. >> i am personally unaware of that policial. >> mr. collins? >> sir, we do have the question on our application but i am not aware as to whether or not the -- what the underwriting guidelines are we ask have you been rescinded or dough kleined by another carrier. >> don't know what happens with that information. >> no, sir i imagine it triggers an investigation but i don't know if there is an unwriting policy that is directly related to that, it is a black and white policy. >> yes. we would not provide coverage in that situation. >> so, do you ever look to see if a rescission -- the circumstances around another company's rescinding of a policy? before you just -- i mean, if they check the box and said yes. i was rescinded in the past. >> our underwriting guidelines are we would not issue the policy. >> wow. mr. collins? is

burris: i ask that the quorum call be resended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. burris: i ask that i speak in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. burris: thank you, mr. president. this june we celebrate our diversity as americans as we mark "pride month." in many ways, the struggle of quality is a -- of equality is a singular thread that has woven through the fab i can of american history. from the declaration of independence to the emancipation proclamation to women's suffra suffrage, from school integration to stonewall, the story of this nation is a story of long, slow march for equal rights for every citizen. there's a story of ever great inclusiveness, a tribute to the enduring promise of the american dream. together we can reduce discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity. i believe we can achieve equal rights for all and i believe that our next step in this ongoing struggle must be to secure the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. we must start by steppi