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TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2000

(202) 514-2008

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TDD (202) 514-1888


ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO TO JOIN CONGRESSIONAL

LEADERS TO CALL FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT


WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney General Janet Reno will address the importance of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act at a press conference tomorrow on Capitol Hill. In her remarks, the Attorney General will discuss new statistics on intimate partner violence that are due to be released tomorrow morning by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

The Attorney General will be joined at the event by Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Representatives Tammy Baldwin, and John Conyers, Jr. among others.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 17, 2000

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Senate Swamp Press Site

East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building

Washington, D.C.

NOTE: This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed. Media interested in attending this event should contact Kara Peterman at the Department of Justice at (202) 514-2007.

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