FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         JMD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1996                          (202) 514-2008
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

  ATTORNEY GENERAL LEADS 1996 FEDERAL SAVINGS BOND KICKOFF RALLY

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General Janet Reno kicked off
the 1996 Federal Savings Bond Campaign at a rally today at the
Andrew Mellow Auditorium.  
     Last year President Clinton asked the Department of Justice
to act as the lead agency in the 1996 U.S. Savings Bonds Federal
Campaign and named Reno as Chair of the Interagency Savings Bond
Committee.
     "U.S. Savings Bonds are an investment in your future and in
America's future," Reno told the participants.  "In fiscal year
1995, more than a million federal and military employees
purchased savings bonds through the payroll savings plan--savings
which can be used to finance a child's education, as a
downpayment for a new home or to supplement retirment income,"
she noted.
     The campaign goal is to increase the participation level in
the payroll savings plan and boost current allotments.
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