558 20 70359 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. Friday, December 21, 2001 2:40 PM This is an embarassment Honorable Kenneth Feinberg Special Master of Sept 11 Victims Fund My father was an employee for . He was killed on September 11th in the World Trade Center. I went to a meeting on December 17, 2001 with Kenneth Feinberg where he addressed the group on the outline of the compensation program. One of the first things he mentioned was that there would be NO CAPP on the payout. Once the plan was formally introduced Feinberg capped earners at $240,000. My father was earning north of 2 million dollars a year. On top of this they also announced that all insurance (despite the fact that my father went out on his own, and paid for his own insurance) would be deducted from the payout. My father was 55 years old. Ironically enough, I had a 2 hour conversation with him on Monday, September 10, 2001, where he explained that he loved his work and would be working at least another 5-10 years. He was in the peek of his career. In Feinberg's own words: "The payout will be calculated based on the combination of economic loss -- what the person would have earned -- and non-economic loss -- pain and suffering, emotional distress and loss of consortium." Doing very simple math, my father would have averaged earning (because he has for the past years) north of 2 million dollars. I know for fact he had every intention of working for at least 10 years. Had he worked this entire time, he would have earned north of 20 million in that time. Where is the justice in capping my father at $240,000? In Feinberg's plan my family receives the minimum or nothing. This plan from the beginning, was intended to remove a litigation cloud over the vital airline industry. My family and many many many more families as you will soon find out, will be forced to commence protracted, paralyzing litigation against the airlines. The way the "Program" is set up now the families of high earners (and especially high earners who had the prudence to buy adequate insurance) will not receive any award. Why must these families be punished by not being fairly compensated for there losses. Why must Feinberg feel the need to even the disparity in payments, there were a disparity of people that were lost that earned a disparity of earnings. Why would they compensate all families equally? My family will be missing most importantly my father one billion dollars can't fix that. However my family will also be missing around 20 million dollars in my father's earnings over the next 10 years, yet the Program says we deserve nothing. My family along with many families have no choice but to bring a law suit against the airlines. I hope this letter makes it to Mr. Feinberg, why are the families of the wealthiest victims lost being punished there is at least 6 billion dollars in the fund and less then 3000 deaths from Sept 11. The money is there to compensate families for there actual losses. Why is Feinberg's program refusing to compensate the families of wealthy employees with what they are due? And one final question why does this program keep referring to the compensation as a "reward." This is not a reward, this is compensation for a loss. I speak for myself only, after all that we have had to endure since Sept 11, now we have to watch as we are lied to, and abandoned by Feinberg's Program. Something must be done. I would appreciate a response. Thank You, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-21 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 dojN000209.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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. Monday, November 26, 2001 3:49 PM yes to domestic ptr comp re: 9/11 fund Dear Attorney General Ashcroft, The deaths on September 11th were the result of an attack on America -- all types of Americans and their families. For most of these families, whether or not legally married, the loss as you know has been devastating financially. Please do not support discrimination against the unmarried partners of September 11th victims. All unmarried partners, heterosexual or homosexual, and their dependents should be eligible for compensation -- subject to strict affadavit proof of a shared primary address, common residential of at least a year, and shared expenses of at least a year. Thank you for considering this. Individual Comment California September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-26 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 dojW000633.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. 2001-11-26 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. Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:10 PM Compensation for gay partners If this story is true and gay partners are not to be compensated but fetuses and illegal aliens are....I am outraged. Fix this! Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-12 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 dojR000532.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. 2002-03-12 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. 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 Carlsbad, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-15 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 dojA005044.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. 2001-12-15 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. 9 January 2002 To our Elected Officials: In the immediate aftermath of the tragic attack of September 11th upon our nation, Congress enacted the Victims' Compensation Fund of 2001 P.L. 107-42, to compensate the relatives of the victims of that brutal attack. As you know, this Fund was enacted as part of a comprehensive package which bailed out the airlines industry and imposed restrictions on the rights of the victims' relatives to sue the airlines in court. We implore upon you, as our elected officials, to demand changes to the interim rules issued by Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master. As it stands, Mr. Feinberg's self-imposed rules fail to satisfy the letter or the spirit of the legislation which was enacted. Specifically, we request that you act on our behalf and demand the following changes to the interim rules: 1. The arbitrary income limits imposed by the Special Master are not only unfair but also inconsistent with the letter and the spirit of the law. Those victims from the financial industry are specifically harmed by this limit. They were targeted and murdered precisely because of the jobs they held, and where they worked-the World Trade Center, the Financial Capital of the world, the embodiment of financial success. Those who achieved such success should see that reflected in their awards. They personified American Business and commerce, democracy and freedom. We ask that you demand that Mr. Feinberg lift the arbitrary income limits so that each family can be treated fairly, commensurate with the support they provided their families before their death. 2. Mr. Feinberg has arbitrarily restricted the non-economic awards for pain and suffering, no matter what the extent of the pain and suffering. This is unacceptable. In the words of Rep. Peter King, "...every death is tragic, A murder is particularly tragic. But to have your loved one murdered in a burning building in full view of the world - in a scene which will be repeated in the media for decades to come-is a horror these families will never escape form... The Special Master cannot take it upon himself to restrict the rights of the families." Therefore, we request that the interim rules be amended to more appropriately compensate the victims' families for the immeasurable pain and suffering endured by our loved ones. As Mayor Giuliani stated in his farewell address: "we have an obligation to the people who did die... Their families need to be protected just as if they had been alive, financially and every other way that we can help and assist their families...There should be no compromise account that ever..."We request that the interim rules be amended and redefined to the extent that income caps be removed when computing economic loss and that compensation for pain and suffering more accurately reflect that horror which was suffered. Justice demands no less. Sincerely, Individual Comment Bronx, N.Y. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-31 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 dojN002459.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. 2002-01-31 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. December 19, 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 Brooklyn, MI September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-19 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 dojA005455.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. 2001-12-19 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. Message: Constituent comments on The Interim Final Rule Implementing pl 107-42. Congressman Sununu asks That you carefully consider her thoughts. Thank you. January 17, 2001 Congressman Sununu, I would like to express my concerns regarding the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. My faith in our government has long been instilled upon my by my parents and I believe it was Congresses' intent to treat the victims families fairly. Not in excess, but fairly while also protecting the airlines and other entities. Whether I agree with this tactic is not important at the moment. What is important is that the current regulations of the Victim Compensation Fund fall far short of the intent. I am a Republican and do not believe in entitlements, but it is my right as a citizen of the United States to seek full compensation for my husband's death. This right was severed in the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act when Congress limited the airlines and other entities liability to their insurance limits thereby leaving me with no recourse but the "Fund". If the current regulations are not changed I will receive nothing. Under the economic portion of the Victim Compensation Fund 's financial worth is grossly underestimated, if my economists are correct 75-100% off the mark. The retirement age of 62 is unreasonable. at 62 would have still had one of our daughters in her 2nd year of college. Retirement would not have been an option and as an engineer he would have done consulting for many years if he had received mandatory retirement from . I am not sure I can put into words how offended I am with the "Collateral Sources" that are to be deducted. Life Insurance was saved for and paid for by us, not the government. 's pension plan was earned by him alone and I will not collect this for 23 years. 23 years is a long time, who knows what could happen by then. Travel accident insurance was paid for by on behalf of their employees. The only collateral sources that do not entirely bother me are those payments I am receiving from the federal government i.e. Social security. All others are an offense. was a hard working, sensible man. We saved diligently and live very modestly. What we have was saved for and paid for by us in case the worst happened. It did and now the Victim Compensation Fund is punishing me for that. President Bush has long been an advocate of getting the money i.e. Social security back into the hands of the people to invest and save as they see fit. Why bother when it is held against you. It is incorrect to try to equalize people financially. Why should someone in the same salary range as who decided to go on vacation instead of buying life insurance get more from the "Fund" than I will. Congressman Sununu please do whatever you can to pressure the Department of Justice and Special Master Feinberg into changing the current regulations. I do not believe it was your intent to penalize the victims of the tragedy of September 11. Renew my faith. Sincerely, Individual Comment Hudson, NH September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-01-17 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 dojN002534.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. 2001-01-17 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. Tuesday, March 19, 2002 2:26 PM (no subject) This is to express not just outrage but a profound sadness at the discrimination leveled at our gay and lesbian citizens. Sexual preference has no bearing on heroism. The partners of ALL heroes deserve equal consideration. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-19 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 dojR002202.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. 2002-03-19 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. Monday, February 04, 2002 10:49 PM Victim Compensation As a disabled Marine Corps Veteran of Vietnam, retired New York City Fire Lieutenant (injured at the WTC) and patriot of the United States of America, I find it appalling to think that the Government would not give the victims of the WTC their fair share of what they rightfully deserve. Never in my entire life have I heard of pension, insurance monies, etc., being deducted from settelments. I think the matter should be reconsidered. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-04 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 dojP000393.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. 2002-02-04 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. Sunday, December 23, 2001 6:15 PM Stop Heterosexist Allocation of Relief! December 23, 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. Individual Comment Princeton, NJ September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-23 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 dojN000729.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. 2001-12-23 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. Friday, December 14, 2001 1:15 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 Whittier, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-14 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 dojA001769.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. 2001-12-14 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. Monday, January 14, 2002 8:34 PM 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 September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-14 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 dojN001828.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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. Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:20 PM Thank you I just read in Time magazine that the victims awards are being reduced by the money they get elsewhere. What a relief! I am not happy that my tax money is going to them at all, despite my sympathy. But I gave money to the Red Cross to help them. They got incredibly greedy over those funds, making me sorry I contributed. Now they're snarling over the government funds. No one should get to clean up just because a loved one dies. People's loved ones die every day and they don't feel entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-02-05 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 dojP000405.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. 2002-02-05 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 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. Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 January 14, 2002 The Honorable Kenneth Feinberg Special Master September 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Feinberg: I am writing to provide comment on the interim final rules for the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund ("the Fund"). I appreciate the hard work you, your Staff, and the Justice Department put into assembling the interim final rules. I also appreciate the fact that, under the interim final rules, charitable contributions to persons injured in the September 11th terrorists attacks or the relatives of those who lost their lives in this tragedy will not offset Fund awards. I had weighted in on that particular issue during the prior notice-and comment period, in correspondence dated November 26th, 2001. At the same time, I strongly and respectfully request that the interim final rules be modified to provide truly full and fair compensation for economic and non-economic harm incurred by victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and their loved ones. I had emphasized the moral and practical imperative of providing full and fair economic and non-economic damage awards through the Fund during our meeting of December 13th, 2001. Unfortunately, I do not believe the interim final rules achieve this objective. More importantly, those directly affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks consider the interim final rules to be seriously deficient and are -- quite understandably--angry, hurt, and frustrated. A combination of unjustifiably low presumed non-economic damages awards, a flawed presumed economic damages formula, the collateral source offset rule, and an inappropriately steep evidentiary hurdle to securing modifications to presumed Fund awards will operate in many instances to prevent victims and their loved ones from receiving full and fair compensation -and, on occasion, any compensation-through the Fund. This would frustrate Congress's intent, deprive some families of resources critical to their economic security, encourage litigation, and send entirely the wrong signal to these families regarding our government's and society's estimation and appreciation of the magnitude of their loss. 1 In the airline relief and airline security bills, Congress limited the courtroom liability of airlines, the airline industry, the World Trade Center, and other parties. It recognized that these liability limits-operating alone-might deprive victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and their loved ones of full and fair compensation for the terrible harms they have suffered. Thus, Congress created a government-funded program to provide full and fair compensation for the economic and non-economic harm suffered by victims and their loved ones, minus a narrow range of collateral source payments. Notably, it did not subject the program to the annual appropriations process. Rather, it funded the program through mandatory spending. In other words, the manifest intent of Congress was to ensure that the program fully and fairly valued the economic and non-economic harm suffered by victims and their loved ones--federal budgetary and cost considerations notwithstanding. Indeed, this would not only benefit victims and their loved ones but also reduce litigation arising from the September 11th attacks. Along these lines, the fact that courtroom litigation may be less attractive to victims and their loved ones due to liability limits imposed by recently enacted federal law certainly does not support valuing economic and non-economic damages incurred by victims or their loved ones for purposes of the Fund at levels significantly lower than what one would secure in a successful courtroom action. Those liability limits instead make it particularly imperative that damages estimates under the Fund be full and fair. Again, this is not only good policy but also the clear intent of Congress. To achieve this objective, I respectfully urge you to modify the interim final rules to increase presumed non-economic damage awards to amounts that fully reflect the damages that Congress listed as compensable, correct any and al methodological and statutory interpretation flaws in the setting of presumed economic damages, and allow increases to presumed awards based simply upon a showing that such awards do no accurately reflect the damages incurred by victims and their loved ones (as opposed to requiring a showing of "extraordinary circumstances" for increases to presumed awards). First, the presumed non-economic damages awards provided under the interim final rules are substantially lower than those paid in comparable cases. Non-economic damage awards in considerable excess of $1 million are typical for other airline crashes and terrorism cases, but in this instance, presumed non-economic damages awards are limited to $250,000 per victim and $50,000 for a spouse and each dependent. This dramatic undervaluation of presumed non- economic damages runs contrary to Congress's general intent to provide full and fair compensation and, significantly, to the specific language of the law establishing the Fund, which lists an extremely broad array of non-economic damages for which victims and their loved ones are to be compensated (regardless of what may be allowable under state law). This problem bears considerable responsibility for the fact that many victims or their loved ones would reportedly be severely under compensated or even receive no compensation under the Fund - potentially driving them to pursue litigation which, due to statutorily imposed liability limits, may shortchange them as well. The interim final rules can and should be fixed to increase presumed non-economic damages awards to amounts which properly reflect Congress's intent and are a more realistic assessment of the considerable pain and suffering endured by the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks and their loved ones. Second, a number of economists or experts have pointed out flaws in the interim final rules' methodology for calculating presumed economic damages. The use of outdated and improperly aggregated federal government data and the underestimation of household services performed by victims and of real increases in earnings by administrative support and clerical workers, among other things, has resulted in the unjustified and unnecessary undervaluation of presumed economic damages. The interim rules' cap on the level of income a victim may be considered to have earned per year for the purpose of calculating presumed economic damages awards serves to exacerbate this problem. I strongly urge you to provide interested parties with all information that is necessary and useful to further evaluate the propriety of the interim final rules' presumed economic damages methodology and then correct all flaws that would tend to undervalue such damages. The fact that these are merely presumed economic and non-economic damages amounts - purportedly subject to upward adjustment based on specific evidence of loss presented at hearings or through supplemental evidentiary submissions by victims or their loved ones-does not excuse flaws in their calculation. Rather, presumed awards should be based on the best available data and methodologies regardless of the hearing or evidentiary submission option. Indeed, the goal of providing accurate compensation expeditiously through the Fund is furthered by having properly justified presumed Funds awards, as this may diminish the need for hearings or supplemental evidentiary submissions in each and every case. It also may be overly optimistic to assume that each fund claimant will be able and willing to present evidence at a hearing to correct inaccuracies in the presumed Fund awards in light of their individual circumstances. Indeed, one can reasonably expect that some victims or their loved ones may, upon viewing inadequate presumed Fund awards, have little faith in the ultimate fairness of the hearing or supplemental evidentiary submission process and decide to forsake the Fund altogether. More importantly, the misplace requirement contained in the interim final rules (though not contained in the statute establishing the Fund) that a Fund claimant demonstrate "extraordinary circumstances" through supplemental evidentiary submissions or at a hearing to justify increases to presumed Fund awards could serve essentially to "lock in" the unfair presumed economic and non-economic damage awards in any given case. Whether or not the presumed awards are fair, upward adjustments should be possible simply upon a showing by a claimant that a presumed award does not accurately reflect the economic and non-economic damages he or she has endured. But this degree of flexibility is particularly essential if the presumed economic and non-economic damage wards would in many cases provide less than fair and full compensation. The "extraordinary circumstances" threshold, however, may prevent the accurate and individualized Fund awards intended by Congress, because while all victims and their loved ones have endured extraordinary hardships, it may be difficult for a single Fund claimant to establish that his or her circumstances are "extraordinary" relative to all other victims and their loved ones. The hearing or supplemental evidentiary submission opportunities for victims and their loved ones must certainly be structured so as to afford them ample time and a convenient way to make their case. But even a properly structured hearing or evidentiary submission process would not remedy the difficulties arising from the inappropriately stringent "extraordinary circumstances" standard. Congress did not erect or envision any such obstacle to the award of accurate and individualized compensation to victims and their loved ones. Indeed, as Congress has considered bankruptcy reform legislation over the past few years, it has moved away from using an "extraordinary circumstances. Accordingly, the "extraordinary circumstances" threshold should be modified. I do appreciate the fact that the interim final rules will not offset Fund awards by the amount of charitable contributions received by a victim or his or her loved ones. I believe the collateral source offset provision of the law is misguided. To the extent the final rules do offset Fund awards by virtue of certain collateral source payments, I strongly urged that you construe the collateral source offset provision of the law narrowly, consistent with the tenets of proper statutory interpretation. In particular, amounts paid by victims or their loved ones to secure certain types of collateral source compensation-for example, life insurance premium payments -should be deducted from any amount considered to offset a potential Fund award. Likewise, where collateral source payments trigger new income or estate tax liability, that new tax liability should be deducted from any amount considered to offset a potential Fund award. Thank you as always for your consideration and attention to these matters. 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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. United States Senate January 17, 2002 Mr. Kenneth Feinberg Special Master of the Sept 11th Victim Compensation Fund U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Dear Mr. Feinberg: We congratulate you on your appointment as Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (the "Fund"), and appreciate your hard work in publishing Interim Final Regulations governing the Fund. Although no amount of compensation can replace a lost loved one, we believe that final rules governing the Fund will be critical to fulfilling the intent of Congress to fairly and promptly compensate the September 11th victims and their families. Generally, the Interim Final Regulations follow this Congressional intent. There are three areas of the Interim Final Regulations, however that we believe should be improved to fairly consider the individual circumstances of each victim to determine just compensation - the compensation for non- economic losses, the calculation of economic losses, and the standard for hearings. Specifically, we are concerned that the Interim Final Regulations may impose an arbitrary dollar limit on non-economic damages by inappropriately basing such damages on other federal programs that limit payments to $250,000. The Fund's statute regarding non-economic damages is quite clear. It defines the following elements as compensable non-economic losses under the Fund: [L]osses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature. The types of losses enumerated in this provision were chosen deliberately. Congress intended that each be fairly considered and that victims and their families be compensated for all elements that are applicable to them. Concerning economic damages, we urge the Department of Justice to ensure that the calculations of the presumed awards are based on accurate data for relevant populations. Any estimates of likely lost income used by the Department should replicate, as closely as possible, the likely career earnings tracks of the victims. Moreover individuals and families should be given an opportunity to demonstrate that the Department's estimates do not accurately portray the likely earnings path of the victim on whose behalf they are filing a claim. If this demonstrations is made, the economic damages should be adjusted accordingly. Finally, the Fund's hearings should include a meaningful opportunity to demonstrate that the presumed award does not adequately compensate the victims and families or the damages they have suffered. If this showing is made, the award should be adjusted to provide the appropriate compensation. The Interim Final Regulations call for modification of the presumed award only in "extraordinary circumstances." This exceedingly high burden of proof appears to unduly limit the ability of claimants to obtain appropriate adjustments. In addition, the Interim Final Regulations limit the duration of the hearings to generally not more than two hours. We believe that a meaningful opportunity for a claimant to present information or evidence necessary to a full understanding of the claim should not include proof of "extraordinary circumstances" to receive fair compensation, and should not generally limit a hearing to an unreasonably short duration, such as two hours. By amending the final rules to improve these three areas, the Fund can be implemented in a way that meets the intent of Congress to provide fair, fast, and full compensation for victims and their families that truly reflects the losses they suffered in the horrific events of September 11th and avoids lengthy legal actions. This is in the best interest of all concerned, and we trust that you will revise the regulations to ensure that this Congressional intent is carried out. We look forward to working with you to deliver fair and prompt compensation to the September 11th victims and their families. Sincerely, PATRICK LEAHY EDWARD KENNEDY U.S. Senator U.S. Senator CHARLES SCHUMER HILLARY CLINTON U.S. Senator U.S. Senator cc: The Honorable John Ashcroft Attorney General September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-17 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 dojN002632.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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. Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:54 PM Re: Reply from Special Master Dear Mr Feinberg: I appreciate your response which is detailed about the Victim Compensation Fund and that is always welcome when I receive a letter from persons in political positions, elected or appointed. I question what you mean by the words, "eligible individuals". Could you please define those words. And, do they include gay and lesbian partners of those killed or injured in the attack? Your detail to this matter is of crucial significance because if they are not included, it is a serious displacement of fairness and justice. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-18 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 dojA002184.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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. Wednesday, March 20, 2002 10:43 PM funds distribution I am writing to express my concern at the possibility that certain victims and heroes will not be honered or respected in the same way as others. Benefits to survivors of 9/11 victims should be evenly and fairly distributed. A gay or lesbian who has lost a domestic partner has experienced the same degree of loss as a heterosexual husband or wife. I hope that the victim compensation fund recognizes that its role is not to pass judgement on people and deny an equal share of the fund benefits to those families that don't fit a stereo-typical mold. We are all fellow beings and we are obliged to treat each other as we would hope to be treated. Surely the September 11th tragedy has taught us all something--- Again, please do not exclude gays and lesbians when dispersing these funds. Thank you for your consideration. Individual Comment Bellevue, WA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-20 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 dojR002446.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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. Wednesday, December 05, 2001 5:20 PM Provide Assistance to ALL 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 Sunnyvale, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-05 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 dojA000979.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. 2001-12-05 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 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. Monday, March 18, 2002 12:45 AM Saddened and Disheartened Dear Sirs: I am overwhelmed by sorrow at hearing that surviving gay and lesbian partners of the horrific events of September 11th will be discriminated against in receiving financial compensation for their losses. How can you put a dollar amount on the death of loved ones? Were their lives worth a dollar or thousands of dollars? I am sure the survivors will agreed with me when I say that NO amount of money can fill the void that was so callously made by the terrorists. As the dust settled in New York and the fires burned to embers at the Pentagon, hundreds of thousands of PROUD Americans gave selflessly of their time, energy, and finances to those poor victims and their families..... families that INCLUDED gay and lesbian partners and their CHILDREN. What makes them LESS OF AN AMERICAN than a heterosexual family unit? Who decides to pick which of the hundreds of children robbed of family members receives relief and which are left to suffer without assistance from their country? I would really like to know the names of those spineless people because there is NOTHING American about the pain and discriminate they will be delivering to those poor families and their defenseless children. Haven't they suffered enough from these events...... Haven't we all? Shame on you, whoever you are. Sincerely, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-18 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 dojR001590.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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. Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:46 PM September 11 Victim Compensation Fund distribution 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 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 Terre Haute, IN September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-12-04 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 dojA000625.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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