ONE volunteers Sara Friar and Daisy Rosales joined me on the Hill today to talk to Congressman Wolf’s staff about his efforts to fight global poverty. Sara first thanked the congressman for his support of important, life-saving legislation like PEPFAR. Rep. Wolf has a long history defending human rights and promoting development abroad during his congressional career representing the 10th district of Virginia.

Elyse Anderson, his Appropriations Legislative Assistant, assured us that the congressman would continue to search for economically sound ways to defend the international affairs budget to continue his good work in the developing world. She said that Congressman Wolf has been dedicated to helping Africa ever since he visited the continent for the first time in the 1980s with Rep. Tony Hall, a Democrat from Ohio. Ms. Anderson said that he is interested in bipartisan solutions to address issues of poverty and preventable disease in Africa and other places in need.

-Lauren Conn