FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: CHRISTI HARLAN
Wednesday, February 24, 1999 202-224-0894

GRAMM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PANEL OF WITNESSES
SCHEDULED TO TESTIFY ON FINANCIAL SERVICES

Sen. Phil Gramm, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, has announced an additional panel of witnesses who will address the committee about financial services modernization.

WHAT: Legislative Hearing on Financial Services Modernization

WHEN: 4 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 1999

WHERE: Room 538 Dirksen Senate Building

WHO: Ms. Mary Griffin, Insurance Counsel, Consumers Union
Ms. Kathy Ozer, Executive Director, National Family Farm Coalition
Mr. Bart Harvey, Chairman and CEO, Enterprise Foundation
Mr. John Taylor, President and CEO, National Community Investment Coalition
Ms. Deborah Goldberg, Neighborhood Reinvestment Specialist, Center for Community Change

This panel follows hearings on financial services previously scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24, and Thursday, Feb. 25. Information on those hearings is available on the Banking Committee's website at http://banking.senate.gov.

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