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, November 18, 2001 9:55 PM Comments on the Implementation of the Victim's Compensation Bill To the Department of Justice: I am writing on behalf of my sister, , whose husband was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11t. Like many others worked as a bond trader at on the 103rd floor. now has three small children ages 3, 5, and 7 to care for and support alone. I cannot begin to describe the anguish, sorrow and exhaustion that she is enduring and will endure for many years to come. I understand that some of your constituents have written to say that the people affected by the attack "should not get rich from this tragedy." People also seem to believe that individuals like (brokers, traders, etc) were quite well off before this event and do not really need any help. I cannot tell you how hurtful and unjustified these views are to all the victim's families. People also assume that these families are receiving tremendous about of aide from the various charities. I have seen first hand the tremendous effort, paperwork and humiliation that has accompanied small amounts of aide. I know my sister is ready to give up on receiving help from this source because of what is involved. My sister and the other survivors are having to worry and endure so much right now, that they should be spared this terrible uncertainty about their future. The Victim's Compensation Bill was a wonderful ease the worries of the survivors, compensate them for their losses, and prevent costly and protracted legal battles. However, the victims' losses should be fully analyzed and their long term needs be carefully considered. While my sister received sufficient life insurance to cover her family's needs for the next 2-3 years, she has a lifetime in front of her to support them . Since her children will need tremendous support and attention for years to come, she will for not be able to seek full time employment for some time. And even when she does, her earning potential will never reach that of her husband. All these issues need to be considered in determining how much each family is entitled to receive. I urge you to consider the current pain and long term worries and needs of the survivors as you implement the Victim's Compensation Bill. If there is any cap placed on compensation, it needs to be much more than one million dollars. To many people that sounds like a lot of money, but it will certainly not support a family for all the years in front of them. Also, I urge you not to subtract any charitable contributions to these families. The time and energy alone that survivors have put in to "earn" this money should be sufficient sacrifice. Please do the right thing for my sister and all these families. They have endured so much and shown such courage, but they have many years ahead of them. Sincerely, Individual Comment Ipswich, MA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-18 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 dojW000380.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. 2001-11-18