Sen. Joseph Biden, Actress Sally Field to Support Legislation to Protect Women and Children Caught in War's Crossfire

5/5/2003

From: Mike Kiernan, 202-261-4686 or 202-460-0614 (cell); E-mail: mkiernan@dc.savechildren.org Colleen Barton, 203-434-2255; E-mail: cbarton@savechildren.org both of Save the Children Chip Unruh of the Office of Sen. Joseph Biden, 202-224-0132, E-mail: Chip_Unruh@biden.senate.gov

News Advisory:

-- Sen. Joseph Biden, Actress Sally Field to Support Legislation to Protect Women and Children Caught in War's Crossfire

-- Press Conference Scheduled at Noon Tuesday, May 6 in Russell Senate Office Building -- SR 188

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and other Congressional leaders will introduce new legislation to set aside $45 million in funds to protect women and children impacted by conflicts around the world.

Original co-sponsors of the legislation include Sen. Biden, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Rep. Nita Lowey, Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.), Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-N.C.).

Save the Children officials and supporters--including actress Sally Field and commentator Cokie Roberts--will join members of Congress in discussing the need for the legislation as well as key findings of a new report identifying the world's most dangerous war zones for women and children

Press Conference Information

WHO: Confirmed participants include Sen. Biden (D-DE), Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.); actress Sally Field; commentator Cokie Roberts; Kim Phuc, the subject of the famous 1972 photograph of her, at age 9, running outside of burning Vietnam Village; Lesley Jane Seymour, editor-in-chief of Marie Claire magazine; Charles MacCormack, CEO and President of Save the Children; and Beryl Levinger, research director, State of the World's Mothers 2003.

WHERE: Room 188, Russell Senate Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Noon Tuesday, May 6

NOTE: B-roll will be available at the press conference. A video news feed detailing the report will be available on Tuesday May 6 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on CNN Newsource Pathfire. Contact Stephanie West at 877-544-8400 for details.

Save the Children at http://www.savethechildren.org is a global relief and development organization working in 40 countries including the United States.