Bono Joins House and Senate Democrats in the Capitol

U2 lead singer and DATA co-founder Bono joins House and Senate Democrats in the Capitol on Tuesday (Oct. 18, 2005) to urge Congress to appropriate $3.6 billion to fully fund America's commitments to global AIDS for FY06, including $600 million for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Bono linked waging a war on poverty and AIDS in Africa to improving global stability, which is in America's national security interest.

From left to right: Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.); Sen. John Kerry (Mass.); Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (Ill.); House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.); Bono; House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.); Rep. Nita Lowey (N.Y.); Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.). (File Photo/DATA via U.S. Newswire)