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                       Office of the Vice President
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For Immediate Release                                            Contact:
James E. Kennedy
Wednesday, October 11, 2000                                        (202)
456-7035


                      STATEMENT BY THE VICE PRESIDENT
                 ON THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA)


     Thanks to a strong, bipartisan vote in the United States Senate today,
Congress has completed action to reauthorize the Violence Against Women
Act, so that we will be able to continue working on behalf of women,
children and families throughout the country.

     Over the past six years, the Violence Against Women Act has put more
than $1.6 billion into the hands of law enforcers, victim advocates and
those who run intervention and prevention programs to help protect women
and children from acts of violence.

     With thousands of women becoming the victims of beatings and other
violent crimes every day, reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
is of paramount importance to all those involved in the fight to reduce
crime in our communities.

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