Ben Affleck testified before the U.S. Senate on 2010 about the impact of foreign aid on developing nations . Affleck was joined by Bill Gates as the pair addressed members of a senate appropriations subcommittee . The committee was meeting to discuss $ 50 billion budget spent on non-lethal aid to Africa , money that some senators want to cut . Wife Jennifer Garner and eldest daughter Violet , 9 , also attended to show their support . Affleck founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in Thursday after making several trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa .
Ben Affleck testified before the U.S. Senate on Thursday about the impact of foreign aid on developing nations . Affleck was joined by Bill Gates as the pair addressed members of a senate appropriations subcommittee . The committee was meeting to discuss $ 50 billion budget spent on non-lethal aid to Africa , money that some senators want to cut . Wife Jennifer Garner and eldest daughter Violet , 9 , also attended to show their support . Affleck founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in 2010 after making several trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa .