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December 15, 2001                            


Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

To Mr. Feinberg:

I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families of the tragedy on September
11th, including the children and families of low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families.  Under
traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader earning millions of dollars per
year might receive thousands of times as much compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of
the restaurants destroyed. Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the inherent worth of
all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a
double blow to the survivors to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money
went to those who were already well off in the first place.

The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and lesbian relationships and 
families. Gay and lesbian families are especially vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the
option of marriage is unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament of
having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately, both the Red Cross and the State of New
York have already announced that they will not discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The
Department of Justice should do the same.

Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will act on these very
important issues. 

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Atascadero,CA
 
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Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:31 PM
Families become victims of the compensation fund.

Mr Feinberg,


                 and I were upset today at what you put in place for victims
compensation. We were victimized on Sept. 11th when we lost our 23 year old
daughter,                 , on American Airlines flight 11 to a group of terrorists.
Today we became your victims.                   graduated from                  in
December of 2000 with honors and started working for                 
as                  in                 .  Her mother and I were very proud of
her.  The US Congress started out with very good intentions to compensate
the families in place of suing the airlines and to help the airlines
economically, you have accomplished neither.                  had life insurance and
was flying on business so we also received insurance from the credit card
insurance. With payments from the insurance companies and other government
payments we will receive $803,000 of which one third goes to                 
brother. Using the tables that you, Mr. Feinberg,  published today we are
eligible for a settlement of approximately $840,000. We are not looking for
a large settlement as money will not replace our daughter, but the $37,000
net settlement from your fund, is a slap in the face - victims still. You
were trying to get people not to sue the Airlines and I believe that what
you did today will force many of us to initiate lawsuits which many of us
would prefer not to do. Mr. Feinberg, you should have put a minimum
settlement in place so that each family would receive something reasonable.
As it stands now, many will receive little to nothing. Mr. Feinberg, your
table does not accurately reflect the potential future earnings of each
individual. The $250,000 doesn't come close to reflecting the pain and
suffering that families are experiencing.  Please consider a minimum amount
so that each family would get something from this fund.  You know very well
that many of the people in the towers and on the planes were business
people with life insurance and pension plans.


Individual Comment





 
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Friday, December 07, 2001 9:26 AM

Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am writing concerning the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund."
 I strongly urge the Department to make sure that
compensation is available to all victims of the attack,
INCUDING the committed partners and the non-biological children
of gay and lesbian victims.

All Americans suffered when this attack happened... including  our Gay and
Lesbian brothers and sisters. Just as the terrorists
drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw
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Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Lancaster, PA
 
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Tuesday, December 04, 2001 5:54 PM
September 11 Victim Compensation Fund

Date:  December 4, 2001

To:     Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
          Office of Management Programs, Civil Division
          U.S. Department of Justice


Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am writing in response to the Department's request for public
comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing
and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund." 
I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure
compensation is available to all victims of the attack,
including the committed partners and the non-biological children
of gay and lesbian victims.

It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic
losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are
no less than that of other families.  Just as the terrorists
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Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Walnut Creek, CA

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Friday, December 07, 2001 12:19 AM
give aid to lgbt partners

Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am writing in response to the Department's request for public
comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing
and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund."
I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure
compensation is available to all victims of the attack,
including the committed partners and the non-biological children
of gay and lesbian victims.

It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic
losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are
no less than that of other families.  Just as the terrorists
drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw
no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of
losses from these horrific attacks.

Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom
left behind loved ones.  I urge the Department to honor these
bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you
would any other.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
St. Paul, MN


 
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Wednesday, March 20, 2002 4:28 PM
discrimination of gays and lesbians unfair-911

to whom it may concern,
i recently learned that the domestic partners of those heroes who fell in
september 11 will not be receiving the same benefits as others, based soley
on the fact that they are homosexual. it terrifies me to know that had i
lost my life on that day, my partner would not receive a thing. it is not
the compensation of benefits, etc. that is pertinent here. it is the
realization of a total lack of acknowledgement--as if to say--everyone else,
and that is EVERYONE, even an illegal alien is considered "worth it," and
their family deserving of benefits--but not the homosexuals! this is
completely heartbreaking.

signed,
Individual Comment

 
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Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:04 PM
Equal Access for 9/11 victims


December  19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people
without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the
September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual
orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has
committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination.
  
As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you
apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle
of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those
who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children,
without regard to sexual orientation or marital status.  The State of New
York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on
a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that
anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities
and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need."

Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks.
Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had
mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the
distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies.  An inclusive
policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an
important principle for other such funds.  In compensating victims, real
justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families -
impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with
dignity and equality. 

Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you
about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11
attacks have equal access to the relief fund.


Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Davis, CA

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Monday, December 17, 2001 5:19 PM
Protect Traditional Marriage


Mr. Kenneth Zwick
Office of Management Programs Department of Justice
Washington. DC
Dear Mr. Zwick:

I
want to express my opposition to any effort by the federal government to provide
9-11 victim compensation funds to "domestic partners" of unmarried
survivors of the terrorist attack upon our nation.
Funds
disbursed through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 should
only go to the surviving family members of those who died on 9-11. Funds must go
to the widows, widowers, orphans, and other blood-related or adopted members of
the family--not to unmarried sexual partners of those who died.
To
provide funds to "domestic partners" is to undermine the traditional
definition of marriage and family to include any number of sexual liaisons
between same-sex or opposite-sex unmarried couples. Many homosexuals and
swinging heterosexuals, for example, engage in sex with multiple partners. Do we
provide funds to each of the sexual partners? Where do we draw the line on how
many "domestic partners" a person may have?Homosexual
activists are exploiting the 9-11 tragedy by asking the federal government to
redefine what constitutes a legitimate "family" under the law. In
fact, homosexual activist &amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp , writing in Out magazine
has openly called for the subversion of the concept of marriage between a man
and a woman. He has urged homosexuals to fight for the legalization of
homosexual marriages and once legalized to "redefine the institution of
marriage completely . . . . to debunk a myth and radically alter an archaic
institution. . . . The most subversive action lesbians and gays can under
take--and one that would perhaps benefit all of society--is to transform the
notion of 'family' entirely."
If
the DOJ provides funds to "domestic partners," it will be helping
&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp&amp;nbsp accomplish his goal: That of redefining marriage and altering what he
calls an "archaic institution." 
We
also oppose September 11th Funds going to the estates of the deceased instead of
to their surviving family members. No one can know for certain where these funds
will end up if they are deposited in the estate of a person who has died. The
person may have willed his estate to a terrorist, racial hate group, or even to
an organization like the North American Man-Boy Love Association. No one will
know unless each person's will is examined by a DOJ lawyer.
The
money should go to the surviving family members of the deceased, not to the
estate or to the surviving "domestic partner." 
 
Individual Comment
Rapid City, SD


 
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December 7, 2001    

Mr. Kenneth L. Zwick, Director
Office Of Management Programs
Civil Division
United States Department of Justice

Dear Mr. Kenneth L. Zwick,

     I am writing in response to the Department's request
for public comments regarding the forthcoming, regulations
for implementing and administering the "September 11" 
Victim Compensation Fund."  I strongly urge that the Department 
to draft regulations that ensure compensation is available
to ALL VICTIMS of the attack, including the committed 
partners and non-biological children of gay and lesbian 
victims.

     It is unquestionable that the devasting grief and 
economic losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian 
victims are no less than that of other families. Just as 
the terrorists drew NO LINES in choosing their victims, 
our country must draw NO LINES in compensating those who 
suffered the most personal of losses from these HORRIFIC 
ATTACKS.

     MANY AMERICANS lost their lives on september 11, each
of whom left behind loved ones.  I urge the Justice Depart-
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and lesbian VICTIMS as you would ANY OTHER..

Sincerely,
Individual Comment Fieldbrook Ave
Clinton, CT

 
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Monday, March 11, 2002 3:50 PM
Bias


I am concerned about potential bias in awarding compensation to the survivors of the 9/11 attacks.  According to statements made by Mr. Kenneth Feinberg on Sunday, March 10 on NBC's "Meet the Press," it appears that partners of gay and lesbian victims will not be compensated.  Mr. Feinberg must realize that most states do not provide benefits to gay and lesbian partners.  This is not an appropriate standard to decide who is to be compensated and who will not be compensated.  Survivors of ALL victims should be compensated.

Sincerely,
Individual Comment

 
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Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:41 PM
Please do not leave out Americans

I am not a person who sends Email messages but America's tragedy of 
September 11, 2001 has been felt by us all and the Gay Community, 
nationally, is a part of this tragedy.

You may not understand same sex relationships but you must understand what 
love means.  Please don't think that love means a man and a woman only. 
Same sex is in almost everyone's family even if it is not known by all the 
family.  There are parent's and brothers and sisters that accept their Gay 
children, don't hurt them by giving their child/siblings partners a don't 
ask, don't tell attitude.

We contribute and will continue to contribute to our country and we will 
not go away we are Americans that "Love" and however you interpret that, 
just don't be trashy in your interpretation.

Individual Comment

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Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:58 PM
Equal Access

December  19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people
without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the
September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual
orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has
committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination.
  
As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you
apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle
of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those
who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children,
without regard to sexual orientation or marital status.  The State of New
York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on
a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that
anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities
and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need."

Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks.
Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had
mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the
distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies.  An inclusive
policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an
important principle for other such funds.  In compensating victims, real
justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families -
impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with
dignity and equality. 

Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you
about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11
attacks have equal access to the relief fund.


Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Hazlet, NJ

 
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Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:53 AM
All people are Created Equal!


December  20, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people
without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the
September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual
orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has
committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination.
  
As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you
apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle
of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those
who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children,
without regard to sexual orientation or marital status.  The State of New
York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on
a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that
anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities
and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need."

Many lesbian and gay people were killed in the September 11th attacks.
Since then, lesbian and gay surviving partners of those killed have had
mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the
distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies.  An inclusive
policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an
important principle for other such funds.  In compensating victims, real
justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families -
impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with
dignity and equality. 

Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you
about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11
attacks have equal access to the relief fund.


Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Allston, MA
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Friday, December 14, 2001 4:28 PM
Protect Traditional Marriage


Mr.
Kenneth Zwick
Office
of Management Programs
Department
of Justice
Washington,
DC
Dear
Mr. Zwick:
 
I
want to express my opposition to any effort by the federal government to provide
9-11 victim compensation funds to "domestic partners" of unmarried
survivors of the terrorist attack upon our nation. 
Funds
disbursed through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 should
only go to the surviving family members of those who died on 9-11. Funds must go
to the widows, widowers, orphans, and other blood-related or adopted members of
the family--not to unmarried sexual partners of those who died. 
To
provide funds to "domestic partners" is to undermine the traditional
definition of marriage and family to include any number of sexual liaisons
between same-sex or opposite-sex unmarried couples. Many homosexuals and
swinging heterosexuals, for example, engage in sex with multiple partners. Do we
provide funds to each of the sexual partners? Where do we draw the line on how
many "domestic partners" a person may have? Homosexual
activists are exploiting the 9-11 tragedy by asking the federal government to
redefine what constitutes a legitimate "family" under the law. In
fact, homosexual activist                 , writing in Out magazine
has openly called for the subversion of the concept of marriage between a man
and a woman. He has urged homosexuals to fight for the legalization of
homosexual marriages and once legalized to "redefine the institution of
marriage completely . . . . to debunk a myth and radically alter an archaic
institution. . . . The most subversive action lesbians and gays can under
take--and one that would perhaps benefit all of society--is to transform the
notion of 'family' entirely."
If
the DOJ provides funds to "domestic partners," it will be helping
                 accomplish his goal: That of redefining marriage and altering what he
calls an "archaic institution." 
We
also oppose September 11th Funds going to the estates of the deceased instead of
to their surviving family members. No one can know for certain where these funds
will end up if they are deposited in the estate of a person who has died. The
person may have willed his estate to a terrorist, racial hate group, or even to
an organization like the North American Man-Boy Love Association. No one will
know unless each person's will is examined by a DOJ lawyer. 
The
money should go to the surviving family members of the deceased, not to the
estate or to the surviving "domestic partner." 
 
Individual Comment
Long Beach, MN 

 
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Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:07 PM
HELP ENSURE COMPENSATION OF GAY AND LESBIAN VICTIMS' FAMILIES

Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am writing in response to the Department's request for public
comments regarding the forthcoming regulations for implementing
and administering the "September 11 Victim Compensation Fund."
I strongly urge the Department to draft regulations that ensure
compensation is available to all victims of the attack,
including the committed partners and the non-biological children
of gay and lesbian victims.

It is unquestionable that the devastating grief and economic
losses suffered by the families of gay and lesbian victims are
no less than that of other families.  Just as the terrorists
drew no lines in choosing their victims, our country must draw
no lines in compensating those who suffered the most personal of
losses from these horrific attacks.

Many Americans lost their lives on September 11, each of whom
left behind loved ones.  I urge the Department to honor these
bonds by treating the families of gay and lesbian victims as you
would any other.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Poughkeepsie, NY

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Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:52 AM

Dear Attorney General Ashcroft, 
The deaths on September 11th were the result of an attack on America. 
Please do not discriminate against the unmarried partners of September 11th 
victims. All unmarried partners, gay or straight, young and old and their 
dependents should be eligible for compensation. 

I hope that in this time of sorrow, bigotry is set aside.

In this time of need, Kindness only matters.

Thanks.

Individual Comment

 
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Friday, December 14, 2001 5:43 AM
(no subject)

Special Master Kenneth R. Feinberg
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530

To Mr. Feinberg:

I am writing to urge you to ensure fair treatment for all surviving families 
of the tragedy on September 11th, including the children and families of 
low-wage workers and gay and lesbian families.


Under traditional rules based on lost wages, the survivors of a bond trader 
earning millions of dollars per year might receive thousands of times as much 
compensation as the survivors of a dishwasher in one of the restaurants 
destroyed.  Justice requires looking far beyond the last paycheck to the 
inherent worth of all those killed, so that a high minimum compensation level 
is set to lessen the disparities. It would be a double blow to the survivors 
to first lose their loved one and then watch as most of the taxpayer money 
went to those who were already well off in the first place.

The second major issue has to do with recognizing the legitimacy of gay and 
lesbian relationships and families. Gay and lesbian families are especially 
vulnerable when one partner is killed. Because the option of marriage is 
unavailable, these families may find themselves in the traumatic predicament 
of having to prove that their union is legitimate. Fortunately, both the Red 
Cross and the State of New York have already announced that they will not 
discriminate against gay and lesbian families. The Department of Justice 
should do the same.

Thank you for considering my comments. I look forward to hearing how you will 
act on these very important issues.

Sincerely,


Individual Comment
Hopkins, SC
 
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Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:18 AM
zwick


December  19, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write as a member of Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights
movement committed to ensuring respect for the basic human rights of people
without discrimination, in support of equal access to benefits under the
September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual
orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has
committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination.
  
As you consider rules for administering the relief fund, I ask that you
apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle
of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those
who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children,
without regard to sexual orientation or marital status.  The State of New
York has already adopted such a policy, granting compensation benefits "on
a showing of mutual interdependence with the victim, in recognition that
anyone who shared with the victim living expenses, day to day activities
and the emotional bonds of family deserves help in this time of need."

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mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the
distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies.  An inclusive
policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an
important principle for other such funds.  In compensating victims, real
justice will be served only when all families - and all types of families -
impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with
dignity and equality. 

Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you
about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11
attacks have equal access to the relief fund.


Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Clinton, MA 

 
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Friday, December 21, 2001 6:27 AM
Help all victims of terrorist attack


Dear Mr. Zwick:

The very humane Fund for relatives of victims of the September 11 terrorist
attacks must include all relatives of all the victims.

This importantly should include the partners and children of same sex unions.
They suffer just as grievously for their deceased loved ones as do other
survivors, and their need for assistance is just as great.

Please do not give in to the importuning of callous homophobic groups and
individuals who would have the Department of Justice limit compensation to
survivors of heterosexual unions.  They are interested in a political
victory, not humane assistance.

This Fund is intended for humane purposes; it is not a political statement,
Mr. Zwick.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
 
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Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:59 PM
Ensure Equitable Access to Disaster Relief Funds


December  20, 2001

Dear Mr. Kenneth Zwick,

I write to urge you to facilitate equal access to benefits under the
September 11 Victims Relief Fund for all victims, regardless of sexual
orientation or marital status. As you know, the United States has
committed to uphold international human rights standards, including the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit arbitrary discrimination.
  
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apply basic international human rights standards, and the general principle
of equality, by including among relatives eligible for compensation those
who lost their life partners, as well as de facto parents or children,
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mixed results in obtaining equal treatment at the local level in the
distribution of relief funds by private and state agencies.  An inclusive
policy on the part of the federal government would help establish an
important principle for other such funds.  In compensating victims, real
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impacted by the human rights tragedy of September 11 are treated with
dignity and equality. 

Thank you for considering my concerns. I look forward to hearing from you
about your efforts to ensure that all surviving victims of the September 11
attacks have equal access to the relief fund.


Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Havertown, PA

 
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