N002167
Monday, January 21, 2002 12:38 PM
WTC Attack Compensation
Mr. Zwick,
After reading all of the materials regarding the compensation
to families of the victims of the WTC attack, including the Air
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, I find the Dept. of
Justice's interim final regulations highly inadequate, and showing
practically nothing of the intent that Congress had laid out.
My brother, , was a victim of the attack and
losing him has left a hole in this family that really can't be replaced.
And although he didn't leave any economic dependents, because he was
single with no children, the emotional and mental anguish left us, his
siblings and father, was devastating. And with these interim regulations
others, especially those widows with children, are left high and dry by
the DOJ because of their undervaluation of economic and non economic
rewards. Others in comparable cases have received so much more. If this
government can find 15 billion dollars to bail out the airlines, surely
they can find enough to justly compensate the families of that horrific
day.
Please, we implore the DOJ to do what is right and fair
concerning this. Don't let this drag out into long and arduous court
battles that would put these families through so much more anguish. Let
the intent of Congress come to fruition for the families of the victims,
who are all heroes.
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