W000522
Saturday, November 24, 2001 11:03 AM
Comments
Senator McCain,
I am writing to provide my comments on the current proposal for the September
11 Victim Compensation Fund. I would like to first express my appreciation
that such efforts have been initiated and that public comment has been requested.
Unfortunately, these issues are very dear to me, because I lost my father,
, who was working at One World Trade Center on September 11th.
I read the proposed regulations quite closely and feel that much of the plan
for the Victims? Compensation Fund is fair to the victims and their families.
I am quite concerned, however, with one of the specific clauses in the proposal:
I believe that families? compensation should not be reduced by the amount
of supplemental life insurance received. Such a reduction would punish those
victims who sacrificed some of their earlier earnings to offer their family
some extra security. Certainly, we do not want these earlier sacrifices
by the victims to result in less funds being obtained by their family members.
In addition, we do not want to discourage others from planning in the future
for their heirs.
I hope you consider my suggestion when you develop the final rules for the
Fund. Thank you once again for seeking the input of the public.
Sincerely,
Individual Comment
Tucson, AZ