Culture From farm to Congress MP3 file Congressman Wally Herger of California tells Marie-Christine Bonzom about his Swiss roots. This content was published on December 22, 2011 - 13:11 Marie-Christine Bonzom in Washington, swissinfo.ch From farm to Congress Popular Stories More Life & Aging Switzerland no longer wants to foot the bill for ‘suicide tourism’ Read more: Switzerland no longer wants to foot the bill for ‘suicide tourism’ More Swiss Abroad The bise, the ill wind unique to Switzerland Read more: The bise, the ill wind unique to Switzerland More Foreign Affairs Switzerland’s global image got a boost in 2024 Read more: Switzerland’s global image got a boost in 2024 More Swiss Abroad Face time: the terrifying Swiss tradition of Tschäggättä Read more: Face time: the terrifying Swiss tradition of Tschäggättä More Banking & Fintech UBS vs the Swiss regulation drive Read more: UBS vs the Swiss regulation drive Most Discussed Next Previous More Debate Hosted by: Benjamin von Wyl How will Swiss democracy promotion fare after the USAID funding freeze? Switzerland has followed America's lead so far. The freezing of USAID funds demands a rethink. Join the discussion Mar 4, 2025 12 Comments View the discussion More Debate Hosted by: Jo Fahy What do you think about advanced health technologies such as freezing cord blood? Do you have any experience with such solutions? Do you think more or less regulation is needed and why? Join the discussion Feb 11, 2025 3 Likes 6 Comments View the discussion More Debate Hosted by: Kaoru Uda Should nations spend more on foreign aid or are cutbacks justified? Many countries are cutting back on foreign aid and Switzerland is among them. Do you think it is justified? Join the discussion Feb 6, 2025 12 Likes 32 Comments View the discussion More Debates You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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More Debate Hosted by: Benjamin von Wyl How will Swiss democracy promotion fare after the USAID funding freeze? Switzerland has followed America's lead so far. The freezing of USAID funds demands a rethink. Join the discussion Mar 4, 2025 12 Comments View the discussion
More Debate Hosted by: Jo Fahy What do you think about advanced health technologies such as freezing cord blood? Do you have any experience with such solutions? Do you think more or less regulation is needed and why? Join the discussion Feb 11, 2025 3 Likes 6 Comments View the discussion
More Debate Hosted by: Kaoru Uda Should nations spend more on foreign aid or are cutbacks justified? Many countries are cutting back on foreign aid and Switzerland is among them. Do you think it is justified? Join the discussion Feb 6, 2025 12 Likes 32 Comments View the discussion
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.