Ben Affleck talks Congo in D.C.
Posted December 19, 2012
Ben Affleck testifies before the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday in Washington.
(Credit: Susan Walsh, AP)
Ben Affleck, who just last week nabbed several Golden Globe nominations for his directorial effort Argo, was in the nation's captial Wednesday.
At a hearing on Capitol Hill, the Oscar-winning star testified before the House Armed Services Committee about security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The issue is close to Affleck, who founded the Eastern Congo Initiative, a charity organization benefiting the African nation. One of the ECI's fundraising efforts includes the sale of chocolate bars available online and in Whole Foods stores.
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