VIDEO: Ben Affleck Talks Possibility of Running for U.S. Senate on FACE THE NATION

Ben Affleck discusses the possibility of running for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in an interview with Bob Schieffer that will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 23 on FACE THE NATION WITH Bob Schieffer (10:30 AM, check local listings) on the CBS Television Network. Get a sneak peek below!

Affleck is an actor, director and political activist who founded the Eastern Congo initiative TAKE PIXS. He appeared before the House Armed Services Committee this week to discuss the horrific situation in Congo, the site of the deadliest conflict since World War II.

CBS News' FACE THE NATION WITH Bob Schieffer is the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs show. FACE THE NATION is broadcast on Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET (check local listings) on the CBS Television Network. Mary Hager is the Executive Producer. FACE THE NATION is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television. It premiered on CBS on Nov. 7, 1954. The program broadcasts from Washington, D.C., where Schieffer has spent more than 40 years covering government and politics. He has anchored FACE THE NATION since 1991. Guests include government leaders, politicians and global figures in the news.

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