Harkin: Private Insurance Companies Openly Discriminate Against Those With Pre-Existing Conditions

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), states that currently private health care insurance companies currently discriminate against thise who have pre-existing health conditions like high blood pressure, asthma, and diabetes. (0:36)
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NAACP: Employers ought to be able to avoid discriminating against employees

John Payton, President and Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, speaks with Legal Affairs Correspondent Jay Goodman Tamboli about today's oral arguments in Ricci v. Destefano, regarding firefighters suing over alleged reverse discrimination in New Haven's refusal to certify qualifying exams for captain and lieutenant positions. (8:26)
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Sen. Schumer (D-NY) disgusted by "despicable" Dept. of Justice discrimination

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on unfair employment practices at the Department of Justice, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) describes his disgust at those who discriminated against politically liberal applicants for law positions. He calls the practice "despicable" and regrets that they may go unpunished. (0:32)
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Talent slipping away because of discrimination

At a panel on domestic partner benefits, Former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright cautions that America cannot be represented by the best if an entire category of the population is subjected to discrimination. (0:33)

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