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Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington DC 20515-3220
January 11, 2002
Mr. Kenneth Feinberg
Special Master
1120 20th Street, NW
Suite 740 South
Washington, DC 20036
Dear Mr. Feinberg:
We are contacting you to respectfully request your review and reconsideration of the
Victim's Compensation Fund comment period which expires on the 20th of January. In recent
weeks, we have
met with many families from our respective Congressional districts who lost loved ones in the
attacks on
the World Trade Center in New York on September 11th. A number of these families have
indicated
their concern that they were either unaware of the comment period or simply have not had
enough time
to review how the interim plan affects their families. Moreover, many who have had an
opportunity to
express their concerns have not received adequate feedback from the appropriate officials.
In this time of national solidarity with the victims, it is only proper to provide the families
with
every opportunity to register their thoughts on an issue that will affect them well into the
future. Accordingly, we ask that you extend the comment period in order to allow the families of
those
who were lost to voice their concerns and thoughts. Please contact our offices regarding this
matter at
your earliest possible convenience so that we may inform our constituents of your decision
Thank you for your kind attention to this request.
With best wishes,
Sincerely,
BENJAMIN A. GILMAN
Member of Congress
Washington, DC
CAROLYN McCARTHY
Member of Congress
Washington, DC
THOMAS M. REYNOLDS
Member of Congress
Washington, DC
MAURICE D. HINCHEY
Member of Congress
Washington, DC
FELIX J. GRUCCI, Jr.
Member of Congress
Washington, DC
JOHN E. SWEENEY
Member of Congress
Washington, DC