dojA000937.xml

dojA000937.xml

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2001-12-05

Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:19 PM
Eligible Relatives

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

Dear Mr. Zwick,

I am asking that you please include 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.

I believe that you cannot go wrong if you follow the example of New York Governor Pataki in 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."

Thank you for your understanding. Unless these guidelines are followed many, both children and adults, will continue to be victims of the September 11th attack.

Individual Comment
Cincinnati, OH

2001-12-05