FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         ENR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1995                          (202) 616-2771
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888


   ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIS SCHIFFER TO TESTIFY BEFORE 

     SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE TOMMORROW

Testimony comes in the midst of Congressional Attempts to Gut
Superfund Regulations


     Washington, DC -- Lois Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General
of the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources
Division, will testify before the Superfund Subcommittee of the
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Thursday, April
27 at 9:00 a.m. in room 406 of the Senate Dirksen Building.  Ms.
Schiffer is expected to begin her testimony between 10:00 and
10:30.
     
     Assistant Attorney General Schiffer will speak in support of
the current Superfund liability structure and its essential role
in protecting environmental and public health.

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