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Contact: Michelle Park, Executive Director (312) 988-6186; parkm@nawl.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN LAWYERS

NAWL WRITES LETTER TO SENATOR BIDEN TO SUPPORT RE-AUTHORIZATION OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)

Chicago, IL

By letter to Senator Joseph Biden, NAWL has indicated its support of the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The act has bi-partisan sponsorship, with Senators Hatch and Spector acting as co-sponsors with Senator Biden. NAWL thanks the Senators for their long-standing support of the Violence Against Women Act.

NAWL recognizes the particular importance of Title I of the act, which will fund shelters and legal services for victims of domestic violence.

NAWL urges its members to contact their representatives to urge support of the act as presented to Congress. Passage should not be taken for granted on an issue so vital to the lives of millions of women and children in the United States.