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2001-12-18

Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:13 PM
September 11 Victim Compensation Fund

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

Dear Mr. Zwick:

I strongly encourage the Department of Justice to adopt regulations for the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund that will ensure that compensation is available to all victims of the attacks, including the committed partners and the non-biological children of gay and lesbian victims.

I am sure that everyone who died on September 11 left behind loved ones, many of whom were dependent upon the victim's income. As a nation, we must not discriminate against those domestic partners specifically because they were not married to the one who died. Nor should we deny compensation and support to the non-biological children of those victims.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Mukilteo, WA

2001-12-18