dojA001278.xml

dojA001278.xml

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2001-12-12

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


Dear Mr. Zwick:

I am asking you, as Director of the Justice Department, to 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.

Please follow the example already set by 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 very much for your consideration, and best wishes for the holiday season.

Sincerely,

Individual Comment
Quakertown, PA

2001-12-12