Ben Affleck’s speech was also given to a near-empty Senate chamber

Earlier this week, Seth Rogen gave an impassioned speech on Alzheimer’s to a Senate subcommittee. It was both amusing and heartfelt—watched by thousands of people online. It was later discovered that Rogen gave the speech to an almost empty chamber.

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As it turns out, Rogen wasn’t the only celeb shafted by Senators this week . On Wednesday, Ben Affleck spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the Congo. This is how many people were in the room.

Moral of the story: The government doesn’t care what you have to say, even if you’re a celeb.