FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          CR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1995                           (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                          MEDIA ADVISORY


     WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Attorney General Janet Reno today sent
a letter to Chairman Jim Leach of the Committee on Banking and
Financial Services expressing her opposition to legislation that
would cut back the Justice Department's ability to eliminate
discrimination in housing and lending.
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