Tom Wolf: “The passage of this bill is really a tribute to a former Congressman, Tony Hall, who brought this issue to the body and…”

“The passage of this bill is really a tribute to a former Congressman, Tony Hall, who brought this issue to the body and asked me to go with him several years ago to Sierra Leone. So, Tony, this is really because of your work. And who says one person cannot make a difference? Mr. Speaker, millions of people have died in Africa because of the bloodshed surrounding conflict diamonds. The bill we consider today may finally bring hope and justice to the millions of Africans who have suffered. In addition, major media organizations, the Washington Post and the BBC, have reported direct connections between blood diamonds and the al Qaeda terrorist network.”