dojR002317.xml

dojR002317.xml

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2002-03-19

Tuesday, March 19, 2002 9:22 PM
9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund


Dear President Bush,

I am writing to voice my concern over the exclusion of same-sex partners
from the 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund. This horrible tragedy was
unprecedented and affected people from all walks of American society. All
the affected deserve our help. Your administration has recognized that a
compassionate and effective response will entail making certain exceptions
to general U.S. policy on eligibility for public benefits, such as making
compensation available to undocumented aliens (and protecting their
employers from prosecution should such individuals come forward). Please
make sure that ALL affected families and households receive the assistance
they need to cope with this terrorist attack, whether the household was
counting on the income of a brother or sister, an opposite-sex but
unmarried partner, a same-sex partner, or a friend. Fair rules can be
devised for assisting all families and households who were directly
affected by this terrorist attack. Please don't use this as an opportunity
to cut out or further marginalize people whose loss and grief is no less
real because they are not heterosexual.

Sincerely,





Individual Comment

2002-03-19