dojR000320.xml

dojR000320.xml

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2002-03-11

Monday, March 11, 2002 9:48 PM



To Whom It May Concern,

I have just received an e-mail message stating that:

"In an appearance on the Sunday, March 10 broadcast of NBC's
"Meet the Press," Kenneth Feinberg, the head of the September
11th Victim Compensation Fund (a fund created by Congress and
run by the Department of Justice), said that gay partners of
the heroes of September 11th will not necessarily be eligible
for the same compensation as heterosexual family members who
lost their loved ones."

I haven't verified this, and I'm hoping that it is not accurate. It had been my impression that gay and lesbian partners (in permanent domestic relationships) of victims of Sept. 11 would be compensated as if they had been surviving spouses. Is this not correct?

I'd appreciate any information you could give me about this.

Sincerely,



Individual Comment
Hanover NH

2002-03-11