Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. October 5, 4001 The Honorable John Ashcroft Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 10th Street and Constitution Avenue Washington, D.C. 40530 Dear Attorney General Ashcroft: We recognize that our country will probably never be the same after terrorists attacked the united States on September 11. While it is appropriate to be strong and move on as a nation, it is also important to remember the victims of the attack and acknowledge the pain caused by the loss of so many lives. Our desire is to make sure no one, no matter how small, is left out when we recognize the victims. As you know, on September 22, President Bush signed into law H.R. 2926, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (Public Law 107-42). This act contains a provision, called the "September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 4001," that creates a government sponsored fund for those victims who choose not to sue the airlines. We request that unborn children killed in the terrorist attack be included as eligible "claimants." Some of the victims, we do not yet know how many, were pregnant when terrorists snuffed out their lives. Some husbands not only lost their wives, they also lost their unborn children. Some parents lost their daughters, and their unborn grandchildren. For example, , 36, two months pregnant with her first child, left the following message on her husband's answering machine before senseless terrorism took her life: " ? , pick up the phone. Honey, pick up the phone. I was just calling to tell you I love you and I can't wait to see you. There's a little problem with the plane, but I'm fine, I'm comfortable. Please tell my family that I love them." was a passenger on United Flight 93, which never reached its target in Washington, D.C. because the passengers sacrificed their own lives in a heroic effort to thwart the terrorists' plans. Certainly, there were many other pregnant women and unborn children whose lives were stolen away on September 11. We request that you include the smallest victims of all, unborn children, when you draft regulations to implement the victim compensation program for those who were killed or injured by the terrorist attack on September 11. The right thing to do is to recognize all the victims and all the losses incurred by surviving family members. Thank you for your compassion and your hard work as you fulfill your duties. Our prayers are with you in this trying time. Sincerely, Comment by Congress Members: Dick Armey Jim Ryan Sam Johnson Jim Ryan John T. Doolittle Dan Welch Chris Smith Clay Shaw Roscoe Bartlett Ronnie Shows Mark R. Kennedy David Phelps Robin Hayes Bob Schaffer Todd Tiahrt Kevin Brady Joseph R. Pitts Jim Barcia September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 4001-10-05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000780.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 4001-10-05